Dhaka Int'l Trade Fair begins on Jan 1
Friday, 19 December 2008
FE Report
The month-long 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2009 will begin on January 1 as the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has already completed its preparation for holding the annual event, said an EPB press release.
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to open the fair at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city, the EPB said.
The DITF is jointly organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the EPB and spaces for stalls and pavilions at the DITF have already been allocated.
Sri Lanka is the partner country of the DITF-2009.
Around 12 countries - India, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Turkey, USA, China, Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)--will participate in this year's fair. Only eight countries participated in last year's fair, the EPB said.
More than 300 pavilions, mini-pavilions and stalls have been set up this time on the fair premises. Last year the number was 270.
The fair will showcase a wide range of Bangladeshi products, including readymade garments, world class ceramic and melamine ware, jute and jute products, leather and leather goods, handicrafts, carpets, footwear, software, frozen foods, plastic goods, agricultural commodities, electrical and electronic goods and jewelry.
The month-long 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2009 will begin on January 1 as the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has already completed its preparation for holding the annual event, said an EPB press release.
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to open the fair at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city, the EPB said.
The DITF is jointly organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the EPB and spaces for stalls and pavilions at the DITF have already been allocated.
Sri Lanka is the partner country of the DITF-2009.
Around 12 countries - India, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Turkey, USA, China, Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)--will participate in this year's fair. Only eight countries participated in last year's fair, the EPB said.
More than 300 pavilions, mini-pavilions and stalls have been set up this time on the fair premises. Last year the number was 270.
The fair will showcase a wide range of Bangladeshi products, including readymade garments, world class ceramic and melamine ware, jute and jute products, leather and leather goods, handicrafts, carpets, footwear, software, frozen foods, plastic goods, agricultural commodities, electrical and electronic goods and jewelry.