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Article: BANGLADESH APPAREL INDUSTRY RECOVERS FROM CYCLONE DAMAGE.(Cyclone Sidr )
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- WWD
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- January 8, 2008
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Byline: Jahir Ahmed
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The apparel manufacturing industry in Bangladesh has overcome the impact of Cyclone Sidr that struck the entire coastal region on Nov. 15.
The calamity caused production and exports to fall off for a few weeks, as logistics, power and other infrastructure were disrupted and many of the workers from the affected coastal region left the workplace to return home. But major stoppages were avoided, and the key port of Chittagong escaped major damage.
"Export performance of apparel factories during November-December helped much to recover the shortfall of the previous quarter of July-September," said ...