The 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair ended on Tuesday with businesses receiving export orders worth around US$30.38 million (Tk 3 billion), while goods worth Tk 1 billion (100 crore) were sold in the month-long event.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi disclosed the numbers at a programme on the concluding day of the month-long exhibition.
Speaking at the event as the chief guest, Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi said the present government has taken initiatives to facilitate export and product diversification and find new export destinations.
This year, the visitors could easily visit the fair venue as the communication from the capital to the location had improved significantly compared to the previous year, he said.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi as the special guest said despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Bangladesh could expect to achieve its export target worth $67 billion during the current fiscal year of (FY) 2022-2023.
Senior Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Md Hafizur Rahman presided over the closing ceremony of the exhibition while Vice-President of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) AHM Ahsan delivered the welcome address.
Senior Vice-President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu also spoke on the occasion.
Trophies were handed over to the best pavilions, stalls and organisations depending on their categories. There were a total of 331 different categories.
Seventeen business entities from different countries, including India, Pakistan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Turkey, also participated in the fair.
Meanwhile, a significant number of visitors thronged the fair venue on the closing day to buy their desired products from different stalls.
Local and foreign products, including electronics, leather and jute goods, furniture, plastic goods, handicrafts and various food and clothing items, were sold at the fair.
The fair started on January 1 at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center at Purbachal on the outskirts of Dhaka. It was not held in 2021 and 2020 due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
The Ministry of Commerce and the EPB have been organising the DITF every year to boost the country's export by popularising its products abroad.
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