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History
1.1
Country Profile
Official name : Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
Area : 144 000 sq km
Population : 150 million
Language : Bengali, English
Geographical Location: South Asia
Main Industries : Textiles, jute, Leather, Frozen
Foods, Agriculture, etc.
Garments is the second needs of
human. Once man used leafs, barks
and animal skin to protect their body
from environment condition. It is
difficult to say the exact time of the
use of fabric for human clothing.
1755, the first sewing machine
developed by Charles Fredric of
England but the stitch of that
machine was like hand stitch.
1851, commercially successful
sewing machine developed by Issac
Merit Singer.
1829, the first garments factory was
established at Paris with 80 sewing
m/c to produce uniform for military
forces.
History of Apparel Industry in Bangladesh
b. Knit:
Vertically Integrated
Almost self-reliant - 95% Collected
Locally.