Opening of first ever WTC: 5-day long centenary celebrations of CCCI begins

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Chittagong Bureau :
Five- days long centenary celebration programme of the pioneer trade body of the country- Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry began in Chittagong from yesterday. This was disclosed by the President of the CCCI Mahbubul Alam at a largely attended press briefing at its conference hall in World Trade Centre yesterday afternoon.
 Chamber officials and the former CCCI President MA Latif MP were present in the press meet. The press meet was held just after conclusion of the Milad Mahafil in the long cherished WTC at Agrabad in the city.
 President of CCCI and former President and local lawmaker MA Latif MP answered to the different questions of the journalists .
 The press meet was told that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the long cherished WTC within the centenary programs at 3 pm on January 30 next as chief guest. Finance Minister AM Abdul Mohit and the Commerce Minister Tofayel Ahmed will remain present in the inauguration ceremony as special guests. On first day of the centenary programs, a colourful light & sound show will be projected at port stadium ground duly attended by the state minister for land Saifuzzaman Chy as Chief guest.
 Business conference duly attended by the local and foreign business leaders also arranged for Business Conference at Radison Blue Hotel with Planning Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal as chief guest on January 31 next. Daylong programs on youth conference and eco-tourism will also arranged at Rangamati on February 1 next, sources said. City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin and the Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan MP will grace the occasions at Rangamati as chief guest respectively.
The long -cherished demand of the business community for a World Trade Centre in the port city of Chittagong is going to be functioned formally after the inauguration of the WTC by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina . The pioneer trade body of the country -Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry provided financial assistance to the construction of 25 storied WTC at a cost of Tk.200 crores over 75 kathas of land in Agrabad business hub of Chittagong.
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