Garments industry in Bangladesh

The name of my country is Bangladesh. I am proud born this country. Bangladesh is an independent country. My country  is a small country in this world. My country is a developing country. Her economic development depends firstly on agriculture and secondly on industry. Most of the people of Bangladesh are farmers. Agriculture is the main source of income but most of the farmers are Illiteracy. Bangladesh is not developed in industry. It has been enriched in garment industry is a promising step. It has given the opportunity of employment to millions of unemployed, specially innumerable uneducated women of the country. It is a great of work for my country women this time. It is making significant contribution in the field of our export income. Once the cloth industry of Bangladesh achieved world –wide fame.

Muslim and Jamdani cloth of our country were used as the luxurious garments of the royal figures in the Europe and countries. The British rulers in India old not develop our cloth industries at all. Rather they destroyed them and imported cloths from England. After the emergence of Bangladesh radical change has come to our garment sector. Garment industries started working from the 70`s of the late century. At present there are about 3000 garment industries in the country and 75 percent of them are in Dhaka. The rest are in Chittagong and Khulna. These industries have employed fifty, lacs of people and 85 percent of them are illiterate rural women. About 76 percent of our export earning comes from this sector. The prime reason why garment industries have come out to be the champion in the field of export is obviously the cheap labour. Labour is nor as cheap anywhere in the world as it is in Bangladesh. Worsen contribute to the working force in these garment factories as they are relatively cheaper man men. A worker works here long hours without free or cheap meals. But this has no prevented thousands of women from work. It has given them a steady income, economic independence, self-reliance and dignity, because they are earning their own living and managing their family expenses. Most of the income comes in this site. In 1977-78 fiscal year Bangladesh exported forty thousand shirts in Germany and earned one million U.S. dollar. At the beginning of the 80`s this industry flourished rapidly. In 1983-84 fiscal year the income from garments rose to 6 crores 50 lacs US dollar. In 1998-99 it became 420 crores U.S. dollar. By 2003-2004 the factories multiplied three 1 times. Simultaneously the export has also increased. The amount of export income in 2003-2004 increased to 568 crores US dollar. Over the last twelve years  or so the garments industries have emerged as the largest source of earning foreign currency. About half of the foreign currency from the ready-made garments is earned from European Union and the U.S.A. Besides , Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia etc. also are other garments. Its market is being expanded in the middle East, Russia, Japan, Australia and many other countries. Among the garments of Bangladesh are shirt, pajama, jeans-pant, jacket, trouser, hats, laboratory coat, sweater, pullover, jumper, jacket, trousers, gloves, sports-dress, nightdress etc. In spite of having a number of problems. Prospects of garments industries in Bangladesh with her cheap labour and less capital are fair. In order to hold profitable position for garments in the world market we should keep in mind the following things:  Production of sufficient raw materials in the country. Imparting training to make skilled workers. Reduction of VAT and taxes. Removal of export problems etc. The process in industrialization in Bangladesh centres mainly on garments export. But at present it is crossing a very critical time. More than one thousand garment factories are closed and a large number of people have become jobless. This condition should not go far. It is very necessary in Bangladesh.