Knitwear makers call for easing Brazilian visa rules

Knitwear makers yesterday demanded easing of Brazil's visa rules so that more businessmen from Bangladesh can frequently travel to the Latin American country to explore business potential.

AKM Salim Osman, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), made the request while speaking at a discussion in the association's Dhaka office.

Brazilian Ambassador in Bangladesh João Tabajara de Oliveira Júnior attended the meeting, according to a BKMEA statement yesterday.

Osman urged the envoy to facilitate bilateral investment as Brazil is an important source for Bangladesh for raw cotton.

He also proposed a joint venture investment by Bangladesh's knitwear entrepreneurs to import yarn from Brazil.

Regular interactions between chambers of the two countries can help establish warm business relations, said the statement.

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Bangladesh supplied millions of pieces of jerseys to Brazil.