Bangladesh trade show in Canada sparks hope
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
FE Report
A three day Bangladesh Single Country Trade Show-2008 was inaugurated in Toronto, Canada recently. The show was organised by Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh in cooperation with Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa, Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC) and Canada-Bangladesh Business Council.
The show was inaugurated by Senator Mac Harb as the chief guest. Former CIDA minister Maria Minna and Deputy Premier of Ontario George Smitherman attended the inaugural ceremony as the special guests. Bangladesh High Commissioner in Canada AM Yakub Ali, Vice-Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau Bangladesh Md Shahab Ullah were also present on the occasion.
Fifty three Bangladeshi manufacturing-exporting companies participated in the show. They displayed readymade garments, knitwear, handicrafts, value added jute products, leather products, leather footwear, ceramic tableware, tiles, food items, home textile, terry towel, boutique items, ladies' dress, sarees etc. The show attracted hundreds of visitors, buyers, businessmen and representatives of many well known business companies. Officials of famous chain stores like Wal-Mart, Bay, Sears and Zellers visited the show and established direct contacts with the exhibiting companies from Bangladesh.
Mac Harb was excited seeing the potentials of Bangladeshi products and said that Bangladesh could easily export its diverse products to the Canadian market.
Speakers in the inaugural ceremony spoke highly of Bangladesh's efforts and success in trade increase and expressed the hope that the show would have a positive contribution to furthering Bangladesh-Canada trade relations. Maria Minna who is presently chairing Canada-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group expressed her outmost satisfaction over the recent rise in Bangladesh's export to Canada.
The deputy premier of Ontario in his speech stressed the importance of holding such shows and stated that the show would definitely project a very good and impressive image of Bangladesh abroad.
He, on behalf of Ontario Government of Canada, presented plaques of appreciation to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada and to the vice chairman of EPB during the ceremony.
A three day Bangladesh Single Country Trade Show-2008 was inaugurated in Toronto, Canada recently. The show was organised by Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh in cooperation with Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa, Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC) and Canada-Bangladesh Business Council.
The show was inaugurated by Senator Mac Harb as the chief guest. Former CIDA minister Maria Minna and Deputy Premier of Ontario George Smitherman attended the inaugural ceremony as the special guests. Bangladesh High Commissioner in Canada AM Yakub Ali, Vice-Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau Bangladesh Md Shahab Ullah were also present on the occasion.
Fifty three Bangladeshi manufacturing-exporting companies participated in the show. They displayed readymade garments, knitwear, handicrafts, value added jute products, leather products, leather footwear, ceramic tableware, tiles, food items, home textile, terry towel, boutique items, ladies' dress, sarees etc. The show attracted hundreds of visitors, buyers, businessmen and representatives of many well known business companies. Officials of famous chain stores like Wal-Mart, Bay, Sears and Zellers visited the show and established direct contacts with the exhibiting companies from Bangladesh.
Mac Harb was excited seeing the potentials of Bangladeshi products and said that Bangladesh could easily export its diverse products to the Canadian market.
Speakers in the inaugural ceremony spoke highly of Bangladesh's efforts and success in trade increase and expressed the hope that the show would have a positive contribution to furthering Bangladesh-Canada trade relations. Maria Minna who is presently chairing Canada-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group expressed her outmost satisfaction over the recent rise in Bangladesh's export to Canada.
The deputy premier of Ontario in his speech stressed the importance of holding such shows and stated that the show would definitely project a very good and impressive image of Bangladesh abroad.
He, on behalf of Ontario Government of Canada, presented plaques of appreciation to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada and to the vice chairman of EPB during the ceremony.