State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Saturday said the main way of increasing export trade is product development and market diversification while arranging trade fairs much more and participating in international fairs is another strategy to create new markets.
Laying due emphasize on promoting leather and jute industries , Minister said this year they are trying to present a 'Smart Fair' in line with the vision of prime Minister's Smart Bangladesh.
Minister was addressing a press conference ahead of the 28th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) at the fair venue, Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre, Purbachal in the capital.
Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given her consent to inaugurate the fair, he said the government actively keeps in consideration to promote local industry and this year e-commerce has been added to the fair for the first time.
Ministry of Commerce organizing the fair jointly with the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
Minister said the government has already taken all-out preparations to hold the fair in a peaceful atmosphere and the Consumer Rights Protection Department will closely monitor in food sector.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.
