BD to take part in Shanghai expo

Bangladesh is all set to send a high-powered delegation to the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, reports Xinhua.

Abu Mukhles Alamgir Hossain, deputy director of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh (EPB), told news agency that the delegation would be led by Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed.

Apart from this, he said an EPB team led by its chief Bijoy Bhattacharjee, also a secretary of the Bangladeshi government, will visit Shanghai to supervise the Bangladeshi expo participants.

Eight Bangladeshi state agencies and enterprises including Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh (EPB), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), BEPZA, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism will take part in the expo to showcase the country's remarkable social developments and economic achievements.