Best of Bangladesh event in Netherlands expected to attract over 1,500 visitors, including investors from across Europe 

The first day of Best of Bangladesh in Europe has concluded with resounding success, marking a significant turning point for Bangladeshi trade and businesses. 

The event being held on 17-18 April at Beurs Van Berlage in Amsterdam showcased the dynamic potential of Bangladesh's economy, expected to attract over 1,500 visitors, including buyers and investors and stakeholders from around the Europe.

The two-day nation branding event is being organised by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) and powered by PDS Limited, in association with City Bank Plc, Bangladesh, and KDS Group, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida)

The event featured 32 exhibitors representing eight vital sectors, including apparel, leather, jute and handicraft, IT, agro-food, poultry and seed, offering a unique opportunity for Bangladeshi businesses to connect directly with international partners. 

The exhibiting companies includes Aus Bangla Jutex Ltd., Agronochain, Brain Station 23, BJIT Group, Bondstein Technologies Ltd, Countree Agro, Centrotex Ltd, Classical Handmade Products BD Ltd, Delmas Apparels Pvt Ltd, Knit Asia Ltd, KDS Group, Lal Teer Seed Ltd., Leatherina Pvt Ltd, Mapped In Bangladesh (MiB), Meridian Foods Ltd., Noize Jeans, Nourish Feeds Limited., PDS Limited, PDS Venture, Good Earth, Smartex, Pacific Knit Division, Paddock's Jeans, Polka Flex, PRAN Foods Ltd., Paragon Group, Rising Group, Reverse Resources, Ruhrose Studio RBT,Simco Spinning & Textiles Ltd. (Cyclo), Shin Shin Apparels Ltd, Tarango, Turjo Tex Limited, Team Group, and Zhejiang Weixing Industrial Development Co. Ltd. 

The event was inaugurated at 11am Amsterdam time where Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) was the Chief Guest; while Charles Whiteley, head of South Asia Division of European External Action Service was the guest of honor; Pascalle Grotenhuis, director general for International Cooperation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands was the special guest; Tareque Muhammad, ambassador of  Bangladesh to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Pallak Seth, executive vice chairman of PDS Limited were the guests of honor.

Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun said "Everything is not perfect in Bangladesh but there is a positive thing also. We can draw an ambition or vision for Bangladesh and try to solve many problems what we can. We can priorities the key challenges for trade investments. We have already taken initiatives towards the ambition. One is "Green channel' which is a trade facilitates faster processes for businesses. And another one is the "One-stop service" which is a classic business model for trade investment. And also, our ambition is to make Bangladesh is a global manufacturing hub. We have skilled young people, geographical locations for business."

Charles Whiteley, head of South Asia Division, European External Action Service – EEAS, said "Bangladesh has a remarkable progress over the years. Readymade Garment sector is a real power house for the economy in Bangladesh. EU is the largest partners of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has the all ingredients to diversify its export those ingredients include skilled workforce, young people, competitive wages, innovations, improving infrastructures, digitalization, its location bey of Bengal. 
EU will remain supports Bangladesh; to reform Bangladesh, we have been a long-standing partner on labor rights through the national action plan in labor sectors Bangladesh."