Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- A lack of awareness about circular supply chains, the European Union's (EU) latest regulations, and factory digitalisation -- especially in small and medium units -- is a major barrier to tracking Bangladesh's export goods, experts and industry leaders say.

"Most of our suppliers don't even know what traceability means, and many have no understanding of circularity in the supply chain," said Abdul Quaium, sustainability manager of Italian fashion brand OVS. He was speaking on Monday at a seminar titled "EU Trade Forum: Spotlight on the Digital Product Passport (DPP)", held at a city hotel.

The day-long event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the German Development Agency GIZ to create a shared under...