Abstract:The term "F-Commerce" is a neologistic portmanteau of Facebook and Commerce; referring

Article History JEL Classification L67, M30. Muslim attire, also popularly known as -Modest Clothing‖ is a particular dressing style for the women who adhere to Islamic faith. Traditionally, this attire has been practiced by women as part of obligation to their faith. Interestingly, last decade has seen increasing popularity of the Muslim attire in all age groups of women not only as part of their religion, but also as part of their fashion statement. The prime focus of this paper is to study consumers' opinion about Muslim attire and the underlying forces boosting its rise in the global market. This paper is both exploratory and descriptive in nature. Sample has been chosen from Bangladeshi women aged 13 to 65 who already dress in Muslim attire. The research conducted a primary in-depth interview on 10 women to gain perspective on the motivating factors behind growing attraction towards Muslim attire. The second phase of the research carried out a survey on 150 women with the help of a structured questionnaire on 14 variables to explore their viewpoint. The results reveal that -religious duty‖, -beauty‖ and -influence of opinion leaders‖ have positive relationship with the growing popularity of Muslim attire.Contribution/ Originality: This study contributes in the existing literatures pertaining to Islamic clothing for women.Earlier studies acknowledge -religious duty‖ as primary motivating factor for modest clothing, but this study sheds light on two more factors: -beauty‖ and -influence of opinion leaders‖, which provides new perspective for the fashion industry.

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The ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh has gained global recognition, competitiveness and has significantly contributed towards national growth. This paper aims to scrutinize the factors that enabled the sector in achieving this position by applying the Porter's diamond model of national competitiveness. The paper reviews a good number of existing literatures and data sources to evaluate the national diamond. The findings suggest that though low-cost human resources under factor conditions have extensively contributed towards the sector's competitiveness, the other three elements of the diamond (national demand conditions, related and supporting industries, firm structure and management) were either dormant or not very active. The study puts forward the notion that nations can achieve global competitiveness in a sector even if the national diamond is not strong enough.

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