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Bangladesh’s imports of capital machinery by the primary textile sector increased about 54 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2014-15 on the back of higher demand for raw materials from garment exporters.
According to data from Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, $445.7 million worth of capital machinery was imported by the sector in the last fiscal year. A BTMA certification is required for importing machinery for the textile sector.
