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Bangladesh's fashion industry

Fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories and makeup. Fashion is a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style in which a person dresses up. Fashion industry is the product of modern age. In the past tailors and dressmakers were undoubtedly responsible for the innovation of fashion and changing fashion as well. Actually fashion depends on taste of people. For this reason fashion varies from region to region.  Before 20th century most of the dresses were handmade. At the beginning of 20th century fashion magazines were more responsible for adopting and changing fashion. But at present media, social network, fashion websites play the most important role for changing fashion. Though the people of Bangladesh have a unique fashion of their own, they also follow the fashion of many countries. For this there is huge opportunity for the fashion industry to grow. As a result, depending on the taste of Bangladeshi people a huge number of

The stable growth oriented country - Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a low-income country. But it has a stable economy. Bangladesh has the second most ‘pro-capitalist population’ in the developing world to give another boost to the economy. Between 2004 and 2014 the average GDP growth rate was 6%. Since independence in 1971 the economy of Bangladesh has made a gradual progress. Now Bangladesh is considered as part of the Next Eleven Emerging Market and one of the Frontier Five. Before 1980, the economy was largely dependent on jute and jute products. From 1990s onward, textile, garment, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding ceramics, leather goods and electronics came forward. And today, the economy of Bangladesh is led by export-oriented industrialization including the garment industry and the textile industry. Garment industries contribute the most. Up to 6-8% of the total growth of the country comes from the sector. Now, there are more than 5000 garment industries across the country. The BGMEA said textile exports are expected to rise to U