The denim industry will gather again in Dhaka for the third expo on denim and jeans that is schedule to start in Dhaka on March 1. The two-day show to take place at Radisson hotel will target local and international denim customers, said Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh, organiser of the event.

Bangladesh is a major sourcing hub for denim and jeans as the country sells more than $1.5 billion worth of denim apparel to different countries every year.

According to owner of Denimandjeans.com Bangladesh, Sandeep Agarwal, Bangladesh has strengths in apparel industry duly supported by textile base which no other Asian country has..

The show will bring some of the most important denim personalities of the globe under one roof and help in further focus on the denim industry in Bangladesh.

Besides there will be a denim fashion show, Fashionim which will highlight the fashion side of the industry as well.

Twenty six companies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and China will show their products in the exhibition.

The event is technically supported by the Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry, a joint project of the governments of Bangladesh and Germany.

Bangladesh is the largest exporter of denim jeans to Europe, even more than China.