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Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman yesterday said that the garments manufacturers should maintain the standard of their products to achieve its $25 billion apparels export target by 2030.

He was addressing as chief guest a signing ceremony of the agreement of cooperation between BGMEA Institute of Fashion and Technology (BIFT) and London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts of London, UK on BIFT campus in the city.

Zillur Rahman said that the garment manufacturers would be able to achieve its $25 billion apparels export target by creating skilled manpower in this sector.

"The BGMEA has played a vital role to train up its workers as well as create graduate manpower from its institute," he said.

He said that the signing ceremony of the agreement of cooperation between BIFT and LCF is a signal of confidence of our global leadership in this sector.

According to the Commerce Adviser the signing will enrich the country's economy by sharing knowledge.

Dr Zillur praised the BGMEA activities to generate manpower from the less privileged section of the society.

Commerce Ministry Secretary Feroz Ahmed said that the garment manufacturers should use better knowledge and latest technology to achieve faster growth in this sector.

He expected that by signing this agreement the certificates of BIFT will be accredited worldwide.

BGMEA President Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury said that the garments manufacturers are pro-active to continue its export growth rate with the support of the government.

He called upon the education adviser to allocate a land in the heart of the city to set up a full-fledged university by BGMEA.

LCF Dean Wendy Patrica Eileen Hammett, David Lee, Project Manager of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna Austria, International Coordinator of UNIDO John T Smith, BIFT President Benajir Ahmed, Chief Technical Adviser of BQSP David Holbourne addressed at the signing programme.