Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association
sector association · knitwear
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Type
- sector association
- Sector
- knitwear
- President
- Mohammad Hatem
- Secretary General
- n/a
- Members
- 2540
- Founded
- 1996
- Affiliation
- FBCCI
Urging competitive energy tariffs, export incentive retention, and automated customs clearance to sustain industrial growth.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-12 budget_proposal Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association submitted pre-budget representation to National Board of Revenue (NBR) regarding source tax rationalization. ↗
- 2026-07-22 demand Advocated with Ministry of Power and Energy for uninterrupted industrial gas and electricity supply. ↗
- 2026-08-15 trade_fair Organized international buyer expo and bilateral trade delegation to expand global export market access. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded 1996; head office BKMEA Bhaban, Chasara, Narayanganj. Approx. 2,540 member factories. Mohammad Hatem elected president for 2025-2027 in the biennial election held 10 May 2025, ending 13 years of unopposed leadership under former president AKM Salim Osman; Fazle Shamim Ehsan is executive president. Bengali name not captured (official at-a-glance page returned HTTP 403); left null.