The 28th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is all set kick off tomorrow (Sunday) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given her consent to inaugurate the fair.
The fair, this year for the third time, is taking place at its permanent venue, Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre, Purbachal in the capital.
As usually the Ministry of Commerce organizing the fair jointly with the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
Sources at the Commerce Ministry said that the fair is beginning on January 21st and today (Saturday), the newly appointed Commerce Minister will brief newsmen about the detail of this year's fair.
Ministry sources said the government has already taken all-out preparations to hold the fair in a peaceful atmosphere.
There will be premium pavilions, premium mini pavilions, reserved pavilions for women, foreign pavilions, general pavilions and food stalls at the fair venue.
The range of this fair has increased compared to the previous. In the last fair, the minimum rent for the Premier Pavilion floor was Tk 2.0 million, but the rent for the next fair has been fixed at Tk 2.2 million. Similarly, the stall rent has been increased from a minimum of Tk 350 thousand to Tk 400 thousand for general stalls and Tk 450 thousand for reserved stalls.
And the minimum rent for the reserved mini pavilion has been increased by 47 per cent to Tk 1.1 million.
The entry fee for visitors has been kept unchanged. The ticket price for entry to the fair for an adult has been increased to Tk 50 and for a minor to Tk 25.
