The second Bangladesh-India joint trade show will be held on May 5 to 7 at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka with a special focus on trade and investment between the two neighbouring countries.
India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) will organise the trade show styled “The second Indo-Bangla Trade Fair 2011”, with support from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
“The main objective of the three-day show is to increase trades and investments between the two countries,” said Abdul Matlub Ahmad, president of IBCCI, at a press conference in Dhaka yesterday.
Ahmad, who is also the chairman of Nitol-Niloy Group, said “We have changed the title of the fair — Indo-Bangla Trade Fair — to attract more local companies to participate in the fair.”
“We will stage cultural functions and organise two seminars alongside the fair,” said Ahmad. Road shows will be held to attract more companies to participate in the fair, he added.
In this edition of the fair, the business people will have the opportunity to communicate with each other exclusively because IBCCI will fix a special time for business leaders.
“We expect prominent chambers of commerce and business associations of India to send their delegations to participate in the seminars,” said Ahmad, “because these mutual interactions will benefit the both countries.”
Ahmed said they will take special initiatives to boost tourism sector between the two countries in the fair, which will also strengthen the relations between the two countries.
The first edition of the fair was held in early 2010 as India Trade Fair 2010. The fair will remain open from 10am to 8pm with an entry fee of Tk 20 per person.
Dewan Sultan Ahmed, vice president of IBCCI, Jahangir Bin Alam, secretary of IBCCI, and Kazi Wahidul Alam, managing director of TEEMS, an exhibition and event management company, also spoke.
