The 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2020 will begin at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the trade fair, organized jointly by the Commerce Ministry and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), on the premises of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) reports BSS.
The concerned authorities have already completed all the preparations for holding the fair on around 26 acres of land.
Adequate measures have been taken by the police administration to ensure safety and security of the local and foreign visitors.
Avijit Chowdhury, EPB director general said all preparations, including construction of stalls, have already been completed.
The entire fair venue will be under CC camera coverage to ensure safety and security of visitors, he added.
He informed that around 450 stalls and pavilions, including premium pavilions, foreign pavilions and mini foreign pavilions, have been constructed in the fair venue.
Traders from over 21 countries, including India, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Nepal, Japan, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong and Arab Emirates will participate in the fair, Avijit said.
A special pavilion has been constructed for presenting the life and works of Bangabandhu marking the celebration, the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from March 17, 2020 to March 17, 2021, he said.
He said the fair is also going to provide special focus on the ongoing development activities of the present government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
The EPB director general said local producers in the remote areas of rural Bangladesh who do not have financial strength to participate in the trade fairs abroad will have the opportunity to display their products to the foreign buyers at this fair.
