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Dhaka International Trade Fair is all set to be inaugurated on Saturday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal, on the outskirts of the capital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the fair virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban at 10am.
The commerce ministry and the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) jointly organised the 26th edition of the fair at the new venue.
This year a total 23 pavilions, 27 mini pavilions, 162 stalls and 15 food stalls have been leased to various local and international organisations.
The gate of the international trade fair will remain open from 10 am and will be closed at 9 pm every day.
During the government holidays, the fair will run till 10pm.
Every adult visitor will have to pay Tk40 for entry tickets while for minors the ticket cost is fixed Tk20.
The Dhaka International Trade Fair was first held in 1995.
The Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre, built at a cost of Tk817 crore, comprises a total of 33,000 square metres of floor space. The auditorium inside the exhibition building has a cafeteria that can serve at least 500 people at once.
Apart from business stalls and pavilions, there will be food courts, restrooms, and a playground for kids at the fair.
Govt arranges easy transports
However, to ease transportation to the fair, the government has taken several initiatives, including deploying 30 Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses which will run from under the Kuril flyover to the fair from 8 am to 10 pm every day.
A visitor will need to pay Tk25 for each trip.
