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Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment paid courtesy visit to LFMEAB

Mr. Mikail Shipar, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, People’s Republic of Bangladesh paid a courtesy visit to Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) on Saturday, 27th May 2017. President of...

13th AGM of LFMEAB held

The 13th Annual General Meeting 2016 of Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) was held on Saturday, 20th May, 2017 at Hotel Swiss Garden, Banani, Dhaka. President Mr. Md. Saiful Islam...

LFMEAB Signed MoU with GIZ

Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturer & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Dhaka has signed an MoU for made in Bangladesh-Towards Sustainable Economic Growth in the Leather Sector...

Leather Industry is in a Positive Export Trend

The overall exports grew an unassertive rate of 3.92% year-on-year to $28.72 billion in July-April, riding on shipments of knitwear, home textiles, leather products and jute. Leather products shipments rose 19.08 percent to $373.31 million...

Domestic Footwear Market Expands Fast as Demand Rises

Footwear market is expanding fast riding on the growing demand from a fashion forward middle class. The increasing purchasing capacity and a rising population are also buoying demand for footwear and encouraging brands to rev...

LFMEAB Participated in 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Fair 2017

LFMEAB Participated in 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Fair from 01-05 April 2017. Many international delegates from 68 different countries joined the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference and to their honor, Bangladesh government arranged a fair with...

Bangla New Year 1424

On the occasion of Bangla New Year 1424, we the Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) team, would like to wish all of you a happy and successful Bangla New Year...

Leather sector unruffled by malicious propaganda

A sinister campaign is on, apparently well orchestrated, to demean the country's thriving leather sector that despite many odds has emerged to successfully compete with formidable global rivals. A remarkable achievement by all means, this...

Tanners, Labour Leaders Trash Report on Bangladesh Leather Sector

Tanners and trade union leaders have expressed concern over 'motivated and baseless' campaign against Bangladesh's emerging leather industry by a section of international media. They felt that such unsubstantiated campaign would cause great damage to...

LFMEAB Delegates Attended Vietnam Footwear Summit 2017 in Vietnam

A Footwear Summit took place in Vietnam, organized by LEFASO (Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association) and ECV International heading “Vietnam Footwear Summit 2017”. The program was two days long and footwear industry related delegates...

Panel Discussion: In New Era, Impacts of New International Trade Agreements and Other Domestic and Foreign Policies on Vietnamese Footwear Industry

LFMEAB delegates attended in Vietnam Footwear Summit 2017, which is being organized by LEFASO (Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association) and ECV International. The program was two days long and footwear industry related delegates from...

Hugo Boss Started Sourcing from Bangladesh!

Bangladeshi leather sector is progressing day by day. In recent years, many major buyers are sourcing leather goods and footwear from Bangladesh. LFMEAB members are the major player of Bangladesh in this sector so far....

Diversification helps drive up exports of leather goods, shoes

Exports of leather products and footwear have been rising in recent years on the back of diversified products and markets and skill development initiatives in the sector, insiders have said. They said the shipment of...

Kenya is Interested in Bilateral Trade Relationship with Bangladeshi Leather Sector

A trade and investment delegate from Kenya visited Bangladesh earlier March 2017. They had a meeting on 2nd March 2017 with LFMEAB’s executive director and head of policy and resource, to increase the bilateral trade...

Export Earnings from the Leather Industry will be 500 Crores: Tofail Ahmed

Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed expects that the export earnings from the leather industry will be 500 crores by 2021. He stated that leather sector is continuously growing and the government is trying to maximize support...

LFMEAB members received National Export Trophy-2013-2014

Under National Export Trophy-2013-2014, LFMEAB members (from left)-Picard Bangladesh Ltd in leather products and FB Footwear Ltd in footwear export have won the gold trophy, Bay Footwear in footwear export received silver trophy; while Akij...

Prime Minister declared leather, footwear and leather products as the national ‘Product of the Year’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared leather, footwear and leather products the national ‘Product of the Year’ at the opening ceremony of the Dhaka International Trade Fair today at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. In...

LFMEAB organized networking dinner for HDS/L delegates

Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) organized a Networking Dinner in courtesy of visiting delegates of Federal Association of German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry (HDS/L) on Thursday, 1 December 2016...

LEATHERTECH Bangladesh-2016 kicks off

The government has set a goal to export five billion US dollars from the leather and leather goods industry under Vision 2021 which marks the 50 year anniversary of independence. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP,...

LFMEAB Donates to Prime Minister's Relief Fund

A delegation from the Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) led by President Mr. Md. Saiful Islam donated funds for the relief fund (PMNRF) of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On Wednesday,...

Relocation of tanneries a boon to country's leather exports

President of Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) Md. Saiful Islam, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Industries Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau Mafruha...

Major Strengths and Weaknesses of Industries of Bangladesh

Industries other than textile and ready made garments are unable to maintain similar pace of growth due to variances in sector wise policy supports- Mr. Abdul Momen Bhuiyan, Senior Vice President, Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers...

FOOTWEAR EXPORTS RECORD IMPRESSIVE GROWTH

The footwear industry recorded 27 per cent growth in four years, from 2012 to 2015, a recent research report of the Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has found. In...

LFMEAB News Coverage by World Footwear

Bangladesh leather industry focus on training- World Footwear The Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) is being implemented for the leather sector. With this new deal the local entities are expecting to boost productivity. The...

Signing Ceremony of SEIP between Ministry of Finance and LFMEAB

Chairman of Centre of Excellence for Leather Skill Bangladesh Limited (COEL), Syed Nasim Manzur seen, among others, in a contract signing ceremony between Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and the...

LFMEAB for relocation of tannery units to Savar

LFMEAB for relocation of tannery units to Savar. The assoc unveils first-ever business promotion brochure. FE Report Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) on Thursday demanded immediate relocation of tannery units...

Leather goods makers seek govt incentives to double exports

Leaders of the Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) said the country's leather goods export could be doubled if the government provided necessary support and the political situation remained stable. Bangladesh...

GIZ and LFMEAB organized a day long training program on Implementation of Electrical Safety Programme for Leather Factories in Bangladesh

LFMEAB in collaboration with GIZ organized a training programme on Implementation of Electrical Safety Programme for Leather Factories in Bangladesh on 23rd March 2016. This is an initiative piloted for factory improvement programme focusing on...

LFMEAB organized a 2 day training program on Efficiency Improvement : Lean Management Approach for Increasing Profitability

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has organized a 2 day training on Efficiency Improvement: Lean Management Approach for Increasing Profitability from 13th March 2016 to 14th March 2016 to take...

$2b Indian credit line opens for Bangladesh

Bangladesh yesterday signed an agreement with India's government-designated Exim Bank of India for $2 billion in low-cost loans for over a dozen social and development projects. The funds will be used for 14 projects in...

Bangladesh Bank to set up $200 m Green Transformation Fund

Bangladesh Bank on Thursday introduced a refinance scheme namely Green Transformation Fund amounting to US$ 200 million for the export oriented industries of the textile and leather sectors to set up environment friendly infrastructures. The...

Relocation of Tanneries

Although the government has set March 1 as the new deadline for moving the tanneries from the capital's Hazaribagh to Savar, not a single factory building at the new site is ready for relocation by...

Higher Education of Migrant Family Members Fall Behind

Persecution or the hope of earning more have led many Bangladeshi workers set sail for abroad. Besides many of them have migrated locally inside the country. Even after substantial contribution to the national development, their...

25 tanners face legal notice as they fail to relocate factories

The government has served legal notices on 25 tanners for their failure to start their relocation process to Savar from Hazaribagh, officials said. Abdul Quayum, project director of the tannery estate in Savar, said he...

ZDHC Foundation to launch Leather MRSL at the Leather & Sustainability in Retail Conference 2015

The ZDHC Foundation is to launch its Leather Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) at the Leather & Sustainability in Retail Conference 2015 in central London on December 9. In 2011 a group of major apparel...

Dozens of missions miss July-Oct export target

Thirty-two out of 53 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the first four months (July-Oct) period of the current fiscal year (2015-16), reports UNB. The key Bangladesh missions like...

More waiting time for GSP

Bangladesh will have to pass a series of reviews to win back its trade privileges to the American market, said a senior official of the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday. The disclosure puts a damper...

Donors renew pledge to stand by Bangladesh

Development partners have pledged to further support Bangladesh, enabling the country to boost economic growth and shrink poverty in its graduation from a least developed country. They expressed their willingness to deepen their engagement in...

LFMEAB signs MoU with EBL

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) under the EU Inspired initiatives signed Memorandum of Understanding & Cooperative Agreement with the Eastern Bank Limited on 26th October, 2015 at the EBL head...

Youth unemployment remains a big problem for Bangladesh.

Youth unemployment is expected to be a major problem for Bangladesh over the next decade, according to a report released by the World Bank. The report said the problem of youth unemployment is global, with...

Cash support in advance payment of leather and leather goods export.

Foreign exchange division of Bangladesh Bank informed that cash support will be provided in case of advance payment through Telegraphic Transfer (TT) for leather and leather goods export. For details please browse into the following...

Bangladesh moves two steps up in GCI ranking.

Bangladesh has moved two steps up in global competitiveness rankings for better performance in fields like macroeconomic environment, health, education and infrastructure, according to a latest finding. The country was ranked 107th in the Global...

Major setbacks to growth linger.

A majority of the challenges confronting the business community in Bangladesh remained unchanged or further deteriorated in 2015 compared to a year ago, stifling the country's growth opportunities, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)....

Bangladesh government says 'No' to pleas for special cash incentives to exporters.

The government has turned down the pleas of different trade bodies for providing 'special cash incentives' to help key export sectors stay competitive on the global market amid erosion in the value of euro. Sources...

Hide prices to be lower than last year.

Tanners plan to offer lower rates than last year to buy raw hides of sacrificial animals, due to a drop in demand for leather and leather goods in the international markets. Globally, leather prices declined...

Exports to Japan will hit $2b by 2018.

Bangladesh is looking to export $2 billion worth of products to Japan over the next three years, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday. Last fiscal year, the country received $915.22 million for its exports to...

Euro zone deflation blamed for having bad time for leather goods exports to EU.

Exports of the country's leather goods have been facing worsening market condition in the European markets due to euro zone deflation, industry insiders said. "During the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, we have been facing deteriorating...

Leather sector’s exports cross $1 billion for second year, making it the second highest contributor to national exports after RMG.

Exports of leather and leather goods crossed $1 billion for the second year in fiscal 2014-15, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau. In 2014-15, Bangladesh exported leather and leather goods worth $1.13 billion,...

LFMEAB commenced EMS and Eco-labelling initiative in the Footwear & Leather goods sector

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has commenced a new initiative on Saturday 01 August 2015, to further the vision of making Bangladesh Leather sector Green and sustainable. In addition to...

Exports experience slowest growth in 13 years: MCCI

In the fiscal year 2015, exports rose only by 3.36 per cent year-on-year to more than US$31 billion from over $30 billion in the last fiscal year, lowest in 13 years. An analysis of the...

Bangladesh exports rise by 3.35 % in the fiscal year 2014- 2015, despite of 6% falling short to this year’s export target.

In the history of Bangladesh, the government for the first time accepted the fact that annual exports will incline, blaming it on two major currencies that have lost value. Vice Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau...

Trade deficit amplifies over 53 percent

Balance of payments (BoP) is under pressures as country's overall trade deficit amplified over 53 per cent by official count in the first 11 months of the just-concluded fiscal year (FY). The BoP glided into...

Shoe sales thrive ahead of Eid. Eid brings great opportunity to expand their business.

A number of footwear manufacturers are expanding business networks, pinning their hopes on brisk sales ahead of the Eid. Local sales of footwear hover between Tk 6,000 and Tk 7,000 crore a year, and 40...

Training Program on Fundamentals of Green Financing

A training program titled “Fundamentals of Green Financing” was held at Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI), TCB Bhaban (5th Floor), 1 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka-1215 on Saturday, 27th June, 2015. The training was organized by Leathergoods...

Training Program on Quality Control in Leather Goods Production Process

Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and Leather Sector Business Promotion Council (LSBPC) jointly organized a day long training program titled “Quality Control in Leather Goods Production Process” held at Picard...

Training Program on Workplace Productivity Cutting Value, Eligibility of Leather Grading and Waste Management

Under the initiative of the European Union funded Bangladesh Inspired Lot 2 Project, “Strengthening the Capacity of Leather goods and Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh” a day long training program titling “ Workplace...

Training program on Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) and Environmental Management System (EMS)

Under the initiative of the European Union funded Inspired Lot 1 B Project, “Support for the development of the value added leather products (footwear and leather goods) clusters and value chain”- Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers...

LFMEAB establishes a CAD-CAM Center

Under the initiative of Bangladesh Inspired Lot 2 Project, “Strengthening the Capacity of Leather goods and Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh established a CAD-CAM Center, through the inauguration of a Basic CAD-CAM Training...

TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) PROGRAM INAUGURATED

Under the initiative- support for the development of the value added leather products (footwear and leather goods) clusters and value chain- Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) arranged an Inauguration Ceremony...

RETAILING & MERCHANDISING WORKSHOP HELD

Under the initiative- support for the development of the value added leather products (footwear and leather goods) clusters and value chain- Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) arranged a day-long workshop...

LFMEAB PARTICIPATES IN 118th SLTC CONFERENCE 2015

President of LFMEAB attended the 118th SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS (SLTC) Conference 2015 (http://www.sltc.org/conference.htm) held on 25th April 2015 at the University of Northampton, UK. Gladly, President also delivered a presentation titled “Challenges...

LFMEAB GOES PARTNERSHIP WITH ICLT, UK

Under the project, Executive Director of LFMEAB meets with The Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) team in UK to bring the benefits for LFMEAB member factories from ICLT’s cross-disciplinary research on scientific and technological...

LFMEAB IS ATTENDING THE 118TH SLTC CONFERENCE 2015, UK

President of Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) is attending the 118th SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS (SLTC) <a href="http://www.sltc.org/conference.htm" target="_blank" >Conference 2015 (http://www.sltc.org/conference.htm)</a> holding on 25th April 2015 at...

LFMEAB EYES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SATRA TECHNICAL

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh eyes collaborative engagement with the SATRA- a leading technical authority for footwear and leather- to avail technical expertise and excellent designing facilities. Recently Executive Director of...

ACCESS TO FINANCE WORKSHOP HELD

Under the project, Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) arranged a day-long workshop regarding "Access to Finance" at Bangladesh Paduka Prostutkarok Somiti (BPPS), Bakshi Bazar. Ms Anne Raine, EU expert of...

LFMEAB ORGANIZES FIRE FIGHTING SAFETY & SECURITY TRAINING

As a part of Compliance drive, Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and Leather Sector Business Promotion Council (LSBPC) jointly organized a day long training program titled “Fire Fighting Safety &...

LFMEAB ORGANIZES FOOTWEAR DESIGNING TRAINING

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and EU funded Inspired Project organized a month long training program titled “Skills Training on Footwear Designing” in association with LFMEAB strategic partner Centre of...

LFMEAB PARTICIPATES in HONG KONG FAIR 2015

Under the project, LFMEAB is participating in the 31ST APLF - FASHION ACCESS, HONGKONG 2015, which is taking place from 30 March - 1 April 2015 in Hong Kong. Being business-focused and trend-savvy Hong Kong...

LFMEAB CELEBRATES APEX’S SILVER JUBILEE!

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) celebrates 25 years of Apex Footwear Limited – a valued LFMEAB member. On behalf of LFMEAB, President, Sr. Vice President, Vice-President, and Director of LFMEAB...

LFMEAB signs MoU with INTERTEK

Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) signed Memorandum of Understanding & Cooperative Agreement with INTERTEK Bangladesh on 11th February, 2015 at the British High Commissioners Residence, Dhaka. Syed Nasim Manzur, President...

LFMEAB Observes Business Rally

Seeking restoration of peace & security ending ongoing political crisis to bring back business-friendly environment in the country Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) hold a Business Rally as part of...

Customs and VAT Workshop Held

A day long training program titled “Customs & VAT Policy & Procedure in Bangladesh” was held at Hotel De Castle, Banani, Dhaka on 7th February, 2015. Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam, Commissioner, Customs Bond Commissionerate, Dhaka...

LFMEAB Participates DITF 2015

LFMEAB has been participating in the 20th Dhaka International Trade Fair, (DITF)-2015 organized by Export Promotion Bureau and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. LFMEAB is participating the fair under...

LFMEAB congratulated Banglaesh Bank Governor for being the best central bank governor in the Asia Pacific region

LFMEAB congratulated the Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Atiur Rahman for achieving the award for best central bank governor of the year 2015, Asia pacific. The Banker, a UK-based magazine owned by the Financial Times Group,...

President Attends Intertek Footwear Laboratory Inauguration

President of LFMEAB, Mr. Syed Nasim Manzur, attended “Inauguration of Footwear Laboratory of Intertek Bangladesh” at Phoenix Tower, Tejgaon, Dhaka on 22nd January 2015 as one of the special guests along with Mr Hedayetullah Al...

LFMEAB Celebrates International Customs Day

LFMEAB has been celebrating the International Customs Day of this year (Monday, January 26) upholding theme 'Coordinated Border Management - An Inclusive Approach for Connecting Stakeholders'. The President of LFMEAB greets all officials and employees...

Sr. Vice President of LFMEAB, Mr. Md. Saiful Islam, attends workshop on Leather and Leather Goods: Next to RMG

Workshop on Leather and Leather Goods: Next to RMG was held on 24th January, 2015 at FARS Hotel & Resorts, 212, Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Sharani, Bijoynagar, Dhaka. The workshop was organized by, Board of...

LFMEAB, Bangladesh and IFCOMA, India Team up in Leather Sector

Leather manufacturers from India and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on the 27th of November 2014, to intensify cooperation, foster joint ventures and explore possibilities of direct investments. The Indian Footwear Components Manufacturers Association...

Group Insurance Contract Signing Ceremony between LFMEAB & Guardian Life held at LFMEAB Conference Room on 15th September, 2014 to provide Group Life Insurance coverage to all the 40000 employees of the LFMEAB.

Vice President (Finance) of Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) Nasir Khan and MD & CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Noor Mohammed Bhuiyan exchanging documents after signing a Group Life Insurance...

10th AGM of Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) held at Hotel De Castle Limited

The Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) organized its 10th Annual General Meeting at Hotel De Castle Limited, Dhaka on August 9, 2014. Along with the President, Mr. Syed Nasim Manzur;...

Training on "Productivity Improvement Technique for Floor Level Management"

A two day long training titled “ Productivity Improvement Technique for Floor Level Management” took place at Hotel De Castle, Banani, Dhaka. The training programme started on 15th March and Mir Muniruzzaman, Secretary General, LFMEAB...

Syed Manzur Elahi talks on business losses due to political turmoil

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LFMEAB Raises White Flags in Human Chain

<b>Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh ( LFMEAB) </b>joined the white flag human chain program in front of FBCCI Building on 15th December 2013 to stage demonstrations to protest against the massive...

LFMEAB extends its support for the Savar Victims.

A team of delegates from the Leathergoods& Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh, led by Mr. Syed Nasim Manzur, met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office yesterday to convey their condolences and...