The reopening of mills owned by the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) under a public-private partnership (PPP) programme is still shrouded in mystery as the private sector's response remains poor eight years after the prime minister issued a directive in this regard.
Bangladesh’s home textiles sector crossed the US $ 1 billion mark in fiscal 2020-21, registering 49 per cent Y-o-Y increase in export earnings. Several big-ticket players from across the world have started sourcing home textile products from Bangladesh, which corroborates the country’s rising popularity in the global arena.