Garment accessories fair next week

A four-day international fair for garment accessories, packaging and machineries will begin in the city next week, organisers said.
Companies from China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the USA and European Union will take part at the fair -- "PACEXPO-2012" -- at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association will organise the exposition on January 12-15, in association with ASK Trade & Exhibition Ltd and Zakaria Trade & Fair International, said Rafez Alam Chowdhury, president of the association.
Chowdhury spoke at a press conference at National Press Club in the city on Monday. Finance Minister AMA Muhith is expected to inaugurate the fair.
About 1,000 member industries of the association produce export-oriented accessories such as pollybags, hangers, buttons, button tags, labels, zippers, back boards, neck boards, sewing threads, tissues and embroideries etc, said the association in a statement.
They meet up all demands for accessories and packaging of the country's garment industries.
The fair opens to visitors from 11:00am to 7:30pm everyday without any entry fee, said the statement.