Polyester fibre is used in all types of clothing, either alone or blended with fibres such as cotton.
Aramid fibre (e.g. Twaron) is used for flame-retardant clothing, cut-protection, and armor.
Acrylic is a fibre used to imitate wools, including cashmere, and is often used in replacement of them.
Nylon is a fibre used to imitate silk; it is used in the production of pantyhose.
Post-graduate (M.Sc. in Textile Engineering) admission started from the session 2012-13 in BUTex, which is highly competitive and needs at least a 1st Class or equivalent CGPA in B.Sc. in Textile Engineering from any recognized university (Public/Private).
Selection of the students for admission is made through an admission test of 100 marks (Details in admission notice).
Students get chance to take admission according to merit.
Although there was concern, noted in an IMF report, that the WTO's Multi Fibre Arrangement, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), phase-out would shut down the textile and clothing (T&C) industry, the Bangladesh
digitizing textile sector actually grew tremendously after 2004 and reached an export turnover of US$10.7 billion in FY 2007.
Bangladesh was expected to suffer the most from the ending of the MFA, as it was expected to face more competition, particularly from China.
However, this was not the case.
It turns out that even in the face of other economic giants, Bangladesh’s labor is "cheaper than anywhere else in the world."
While some smaller factories were documented making pay cuts and layoffs, most downsizing was essentially speculative – the orders for goods kept coming even after the MFA expired.
In fact, Bangladesh's exports increased in value by about $500 million in 2006.