Abu Sazzad :
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2016 on Wednesday witnessed a large crowd at the premises of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city.
Traders are happy and expressed satisfaction over the increasing trend of public gathering.
Authorities said, the fair has got momentum from the beginning of the day. The same crowd was also witnessed last Friday.
During a visit on Wednesday, this correspondent found sales manager and marketing executive were at different pavilions and stalls expressing pleasure and satisfaction seeing the huge gathering of the visitors and customers.
Although many of the visitors, especially the youths, were found roaming around the stalls instead of buying, the stall owners were quite pleased with present sales and hoped that it would go up in the remaining days.
During a visit to Walton Pavilion, this correspondent found that a large number of customers and visitors were roaming and watching Walton products. Some were also seen buying their desired products.
A Sales Manager of Walton said that Walton displayed more than 400 products in the DITF 2016 to meet the demand of the local as well the foreign customer.
He said, “We experienced a large crowd everyday as Walton is strongly committed to the buyers for supplying high standard products with new models on regular basis and ensuring best after sales service.”
Companies from 22 countries are taking part in the fair this year. Mauritius, Ghana, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong, Morocco and Bhutan have joined the fair for the first time.
The other countries include India, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Iran, Thailand, USA, Singapore, Turkey, Australia, UK, South Korea, Germany and the UAE.
The foreign organisations have 56 stalls and pavilions among the 553 small stalls and big pavilions allotted on the 31.53-acre premises this year.
Export Promotion Bureau has organised the trade fair. Organiser said, the last the businesses of the maximum companies were not good due to the political unrest across the country. “But the situation has changed now, we expected good business this year”, they said.
Bangladeshi traders received export orders worth Tk 850 million in the previous year’s fair. In 2014, the amount of export orders was Tk 800 million.
The price of tickets is Tk 30 for adults and Tk 20 for children. It will remain open to the public from 10am to 10pm every day in January.
Organizer is providing special facilities include mother and child centre, children’s park, Eco Park, eShop, ePark, 52 toilets, a mosque, three car parking accommodating 770 cars, mother care centre and healthcare centre.
Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 21st edition of the fair on Friday.
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2016 on Wednesday witnessed a large crowd at the premises of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city.
Traders are happy and expressed satisfaction over the increasing trend of public gathering.
Authorities said, the fair has got momentum from the beginning of the day. The same crowd was also witnessed last Friday.
During a visit on Wednesday, this correspondent found sales manager and marketing executive were at different pavilions and stalls expressing pleasure and satisfaction seeing the huge gathering of the visitors and customers.
Although many of the visitors, especially the youths, were found roaming around the stalls instead of buying, the stall owners were quite pleased with present sales and hoped that it would go up in the remaining days.
During a visit to Walton Pavilion, this correspondent found that a large number of customers and visitors were roaming and watching Walton products. Some were also seen buying their desired products.
A Sales Manager of Walton said that Walton displayed more than 400 products in the DITF 2016 to meet the demand of the local as well the foreign customer.
He said, “We experienced a large crowd everyday as Walton is strongly committed to the buyers for supplying high standard products with new models on regular basis and ensuring best after sales service.”
Companies from 22 countries are taking part in the fair this year. Mauritius, Ghana, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong, Morocco and Bhutan have joined the fair for the first time.
The other countries include India, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Iran, Thailand, USA, Singapore, Turkey, Australia, UK, South Korea, Germany and the UAE.
The foreign organisations have 56 stalls and pavilions among the 553 small stalls and big pavilions allotted on the 31.53-acre premises this year.
Export Promotion Bureau has organised the trade fair. Organiser said, the last the businesses of the maximum companies were not good due to the political unrest across the country. “But the situation has changed now, we expected good business this year”, they said.
Bangladeshi traders received export orders worth Tk 850 million in the previous year’s fair. In 2014, the amount of export orders was Tk 800 million.
The price of tickets is Tk 30 for adults and Tk 20 for children. It will remain open to the public from 10am to 10pm every day in January.
Organizer is providing special facilities include mother and child centre, children’s park, Eco Park, eShop, ePark, 52 toilets, a mosque, three car parking accommodating 770 cars, mother care centre and healthcare centre.
Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 21st edition of the fair on Friday.
