The two-day second international conference on Fibre and Polymer Materials began in Dhaka on Tuesday.
the Society of Fibre Science, Bangladesh, in collaboration with International Standard University and the Bangladesh University of Textiles, organised the event on the BUTex campus in Tejgaon of Dhaka, said a press release.
The conference is presided over by Professor MA Barique, president of the Society of Fibre Science, Bangladesh, and faculty member at Shizuoka University, Japan.
International guests include Professor Takeshi Kikutani, former president, The Fibre Society of Japan & Institute of Science Tokyo, Professor Caroline L Schauer, president, Fibre Society USA, Rudolf Hufenus, EMPA, Switzerland, Professor Suwabun Chirachanchai, Thailand, Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, Singapore, Professor Han Yong, Korea, Professor Shuichi Tanoue, president, Japan Society of Textile Machinery, and Professor Koji Nakane, Japan.
Bangladeshi academics and professionals鈥攊ncluding Professor Md Zulhash Uddin, vice-chancellor of BUTex, Professor Mohammad Abul Kashem, dean of the faculty of engineering and technology, ISU, Professor HTM Quader Newaz, treasurer, ISU and Professor Mohammad Masudur Rahman, EUB, along with others, take part in the event.
Key areas of discussion include sustainable textiles, eco-friendly fibres, electronic and medical textiles, Nano-fibres, recycled fibres, muslin, geotextiles, carbon fibres, glass fibres, spinning, weaving, wet processing, polymer development for fibre production, fibre structure and properties, composites, fibre-based materials, and the ready-made garment sector.
