Found the export order worth Tk 200 crore at the 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair. This year's 50-mile audience is held in the fair.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said this as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of International Trade Fair-2019 in the fair of Trade Fair premises in city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday.
The commerce minister is seen as positive for the growth of the domestic product. The minister said the people of Bangladesh are now getting world-class products made in the country. As a result, people's interest in domestic products is increasing. So the product imports are slowly decreasing.
The Commerce Minister said, "There is no alternative to expanding export trade to take the country forward. But our current export trade is dependent on the garment industry. Due to the use of potential sectors such as medicine, furniture, leather, ICT, agricultural commodities and shipbuilding, diversification should be done. He thinks that the export order will increase even if it is done fairly in a permanent place. Tipu Munshi said that considering these issues, permanent Exhibition Center is being set up in Purbachal near Dhaka. It will be possible to arrange fairs and exhibitions throughout the year.
This year's trade fair begins on January 9 and ends Saturday. In the fair, 605 companies from local and foreign countries participate. Out of these 52 countries have 52 foreign organizations.
Former trade minister Tofail Ahmed said, "Bangladesh is fast moving forward. We have progressed in all respects compared to Pakistan. In some cases Bangladesh is also ahead of India. He urged the countrymen to work collectively for economic release.
In the fair, 42 trophies were awarded to 42 best institutions in 13 categories. Three organizations were awarded for crest and maximum VAT to 33 associate organizations. Trade Minister Tipu Munshi and former Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed jointly distributed these trophies and crests.
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Trade Ministry Tofail Ahmed and Vice-Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Vijay Bhattacharya spoke on the closing ceremony.
Source - https://www.prothomalo.com Date - 02 - 10 -19