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Auto Expo-2010 starts tomorrow

Wednesday, 24 March 2010


FE Report
A three-day long motorised vehicles fair titled "Auto Expo Dhaka-2010" will kick off at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow (March 25).
"We are going to organise the fair with a view to informing people about the latest motor vehicles so that they can choose their suitable ones with competitive price," Autoline editor Ahsan Habib said at a press conference in Dhaka Reporters' Unity Tuesday.
He said, "Car is no more a luxury item for rich people, it has now become a necessity of daily life."
"This is the second time we are organising the fair and this time around 100 companies will take part in it," he said.
Dealers and importers of reconditioned and brand new cars, motorcycles, car accessories, owners of CNG conversion centres, servicing companies, insurance companies and banks will take part in the fair.
Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) President Habib Ullah Don is expected to inaugurate the fair.
The organisers said there will be 60 stalls in the auto expo which will remain open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm everyday. The price of ticket is fixed at Tk 30 per person.
There will be a cartoon exhibition, a drawing competition for children and cultural programmes in the sidelines of the fair.