Badrul Ahsan :
The sales turnover at the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has become more than double after two dull years thanks to the peaceful political situation, participants and exhibitors said.
Visitors gathering and sales activities in the biggest annual trade caravan from 1st January to 28th (Thursday) were beyond expectation.
On Friday, the last government holiday of the tenure of the fair was simply surprising. Thousands of visitors thronged the DITF on the day turning the mega event as an annual get together programme.
According to the organizers, many visitors had even come from outside the city.
All the sales men at the outlets were found tremendously busy with their customers.
Almost all the traders at the mega event looked happy due to higher turnout of visitors and increased sales volume.
They said the sales turnover at the day was more than expectation. Many visitors were found to stay in queue to enter into the stalls and pavilions.
Products at some of the foreign and local stalls and pavilions were found almost empty due to the high jump in sales.
“The business is now on track. If it continues till the end, our sales will be thrice of last year’s’,” Ahmed Mustafa, Stall Manager of Delhi Aluminium told The New Nation on Friday.
“As there is a calmness in politics, it helped us see better business this year compared to last two years. Sales have already exceeded our expectation,” said Abdul Hamid Khan, a Sales Executive of Asian Textiles Ltd.
Murad Ahmed Sajjad, a visitor from Noakhali along with family members, said he spent over Tk18,000 to buy different products while he was unable to visit the fair last year due to political instability.
Sajjad, sales executive of RFL Group, said their sales had jumped compared with last year’s event, which made them happy.
“We have seen visitors even coming from outside Dhaka.”
At the fair, home appliance, furniture, crookeries, plastic products, melamine kitchenware, bikes and electronic gadgets attract most of the visitors, especially the women.
“We find different types of household products and can choose from a large variety of new and fashionable goods and essentials from one place which lured us to come to the DITF even in the gathering,” said Sanjida Khanom, a housewife, who came from old part of the Dhaka city.
“Last year I visited the fair only once, but this year, I already came three times. Today I came to buy some furniture,” she said.
Firoz Al Mamun, Head of marketing of Hatil Furniture, said this year the visitors’ flow was higher than that of previous year and they were also getting more new orders.
However, huge gathering have put a damper to the traffic management system outside the fair and adjacent areas.
Traffic personnel were found trying heart and soul to keep the roads moving although they could hardly succeed due to the huge number of public and private vehicle’s presence in the area.
Many visitors were found waiting for long to hire a taxi or a tricycle or to get into a public bus.
The sales turnover at the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has become more than double after two dull years thanks to the peaceful political situation, participants and exhibitors said.
Visitors gathering and sales activities in the biggest annual trade caravan from 1st January to 28th (Thursday) were beyond expectation.
On Friday, the last government holiday of the tenure of the fair was simply surprising. Thousands of visitors thronged the DITF on the day turning the mega event as an annual get together programme.
According to the organizers, many visitors had even come from outside the city.
All the sales men at the outlets were found tremendously busy with their customers.
Almost all the traders at the mega event looked happy due to higher turnout of visitors and increased sales volume.
They said the sales turnover at the day was more than expectation. Many visitors were found to stay in queue to enter into the stalls and pavilions.
Products at some of the foreign and local stalls and pavilions were found almost empty due to the high jump in sales.
“The business is now on track. If it continues till the end, our sales will be thrice of last year’s’,” Ahmed Mustafa, Stall Manager of Delhi Aluminium told The New Nation on Friday.
“As there is a calmness in politics, it helped us see better business this year compared to last two years. Sales have already exceeded our expectation,” said Abdul Hamid Khan, a Sales Executive of Asian Textiles Ltd.
Murad Ahmed Sajjad, a visitor from Noakhali along with family members, said he spent over Tk18,000 to buy different products while he was unable to visit the fair last year due to political instability.
Sajjad, sales executive of RFL Group, said their sales had jumped compared with last year’s event, which made them happy.
“We have seen visitors even coming from outside Dhaka.”
At the fair, home appliance, furniture, crookeries, plastic products, melamine kitchenware, bikes and electronic gadgets attract most of the visitors, especially the women.
“We find different types of household products and can choose from a large variety of new and fashionable goods and essentials from one place which lured us to come to the DITF even in the gathering,” said Sanjida Khanom, a housewife, who came from old part of the Dhaka city.
“Last year I visited the fair only once, but this year, I already came three times. Today I came to buy some furniture,” she said.
Firoz Al Mamun, Head of marketing of Hatil Furniture, said this year the visitors’ flow was higher than that of previous year and they were also getting more new orders.
However, huge gathering have put a damper to the traffic management system outside the fair and adjacent areas.
Traffic personnel were found trying heart and soul to keep the roads moving although they could hardly succeed due to the huge number of public and private vehicle’s presence in the area.
Many visitors were found waiting for long to hire a taxi or a tricycle or to get into a public bus.
