A four-day fair on textile and garment machinery—Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition—will start in the capital on February 8.

About 1,100 exhibitors from 36 countries, including Bangladesh, Austria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and the USA, will showcase state-of-the-art machinery that are currently being used in the apparel sector.

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Company Ltd will jointly organise the fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, the association said in a statement yesterday.

The exhibition will also provide local companies with the opportunity to build contacts with potential global entities and get access to international textile and garment value chains, according to the statement.

Leading international brands such as Mayer & Cie, Santoni, Shima Seiki, Stoll, Terrot, Picanol and M&R will take part in the exhibition.