REHAB fair from Feb 6-10 in city

The annual fair of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh or REHAB is going to be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital from February 6 to 10, reports UNB.

REHAB has been organising the housing fair since 2001 to induce consumers to buy their association members' apartments. This is actually the 2018 edition being held after a delay.

A total of 202 stalls will be set up in the fair and the ground of the fair will be divided into three zones -- Co-sponsors, General, and Building Materials.

"We are going to organise the housing fair from February 6 this year. Usually we arrange the fair in December every year. But this time we did not due to the national election," Liaquat Ali Bhuiyan, first vice-president of REHAB, told the news agency.

"Our association members will take part in the fair. Other ancillary industries or organisations can also join it. A team of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) will monitor the fair as well. We organise such fairs in several countries, particularly Middle East countries (for their high concentration of NRBs)."

Liaquat said membership of REHAB is mandatory for entering the real estate or housing sector as the association regulates itself to discourage errant housing companies and offer better services to clients. "We cannot take action against companies breaking any rules such as the Building Code if they are not our association's members," he explained.

The fair will remain open from 10:00am to 9:00pm every day. The entry fee will be Tk 50 for single entry and Tk 100 for multiple entries.

Various prizes will be distributed through raffle draw -- private car (first prize), motorcycle (second prize), TV, fridge, mobile phone and many more.