Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu addressing an inaugural ceremony of the three-day apparel exposition arranged by the country`s fashion designer in the capital’s National Museum auditorium on Sunday said that Bangladesh will soon secure the top position in the world in Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector.

The RMG sector is a very important sector in the economy of Bangladesh and now stands second position in exporting RMG.

In the programme, he underscored the need for making skilled manpower to sustain the development of Ready Made Garments sector of the country.

On creating skilled manpower in various sectors like fashion designing, textile, quality control, production and competency, it will help reduce dependence on foreign manpower.

Amu said that the initiatives of creating skilled and trained manpower should be accelerated as the government has set a target under the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to earn US$50 billion from RMG sector by the year 2021.