Dhaka International Trade Fair
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| Dhaka International Trade Fair ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক বাণিজ্য মেলা | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | International Trade Fair |
| Date(s) | 1 month |
| Begins | 1st Week of January |
| Ends | 1st Week of February |
| Frequency | Held Annually |
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| Location(s) | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Inaugurated | 1 December 1995 |
| Attendance | Hundreds of Thousands |
| Organized by | Export Promotion Bureau and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh |
Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) (Bengali: ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক বাণিজ্য মেলা) is an international trade fair in Bangladesh. It is organized by the Export Promotion Bureau together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of Bangladesh.[1]
DITF is held from the first week of January to the first week of February every year. The entrance fee is less than $1 USD and it is open from 10 am to 10 pm every day. Ever since the first fair was inaugurated on 1 December 1995, DITF has been held annually at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on the west side of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.[2] Starting on 1 January 2022, the fair is holding at Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center in the capital's Purbachal area.[3]
In addition to Bangladeshi companies, many others from around the world participate routinely every year. There are country-specific foreign sections at the fair, which has over seven hundred mini-stalls, general stalls, premium stalls, mini-pavilions and mega-pavilions. Many local and foreign products are showcased at the fair. Products displayed and sold include, however not limited to: electronics, cars, porcelain wares, machinery, carpets, toys, ceramics, fabrics, melamine wares, sanitary products, handicrafts, ready-made garments, home appliances, processed foods, furniture, textiles, plastic goods, jute products, winter clothes, leather goods, cosmetics, sports goods and jewelry.
References
[edit]- ^ "About DITF". ditf-epb.gov.bd. Dhaka International Trade Fair. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Wahid, Shahnoor (13 January 2014). "Month-long extravaganza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Dhaka International Trade Fair kicks off in Purbachal today, The Financial Express, 1 January 2022
