Dragon Group
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The Dragon Group is directly responsible for the establishment of the sweater
Sweater
A sweater, jumper, pullover, sweatshirt, jersey or guernsey is a garment intended to cover the torso and arms. It is often worn over a shirt, blouse, T-shirt, or other top, but may also be worn alone as a top...

 industry in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

, which now contributes about US
United States dollar
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 $1.5 billion per year from export
Export
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.

The Dragon Group first established its sweater factory by the name Cheung Hing Sweater in the 1980s with 50 Chinese technicians, about 300 machines and about 600 employees. Today, the Group employs over 12000 employees with 10000 machines and exports about 10 million sweaters per year. The group is among the world's largest sweater suppliers and is the largest sweater industry in south and southeast Asia.

The Group's Chairman is Mostafa Golam Quddus, who is a former President of BGMEA, and is widely known as the Father of Bangladesh's sweater industry. The day-to-day operations are overseen by Managing Director Mostafa Quamrus Sobhan.

External links

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/mqsob
  • http://dragon-sweater.net/index.html
  • http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=103185
  • http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=101323
  • http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/22/d61222051572.htm
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