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Tourism Fair kicks off in Chittagong

A three-day tourism fair has begun in the port city of Chittagong on Friday, pulling in 16 local and foreign participants. The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel publication, is organizing the fair, Chittagong Travel Mart-2013, for the fifth time in the port city. ctg fairM Monjur Alam, mayor of Chittagong city, inaugurated the fair at the Peninsula Chittagong hotel. If projected properly, Chittagong with its natural beauty, biodiversity and historical heritage could become a sought-after-tourist...

Visitors’ turn out breaks all records at Dhaka trade fair

The daily turn out of visitors broke all previous records at Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF' 14) on Friday. The fair has turned into a get-together for the city dwellers on the third public holiday after the country’s biggest trade show began on January 11. Encouraged by favourable weather, political stability and eye-catching recreation centres for children, thousands of dwellers especially youths along with their friends and family members flocked the ticket counters rushing to enter the fair premises at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city, reports BSS. ditf

Int’l Plastic Fair in city from Feb 23

The four-day 9th International Plastic Fair 2014 will begin here on February 23, which is expected to bring together some 350 participants from 17 countries. Leaders of Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers Association (BPGMEA) at a press conference at its office on Tuesday announced the schedule for the fair. Photo-1 Speaking on the occasion, BPGMEA president M Jasim Uddin said there will be about 350 stalls in the fair where participants from 17 countries, including China, India, Pakistan, Taiwan, K...

DITF kicks off in city

The 19th edition of the annual event of  the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), 2014 began here on Saturday which is expected to help restore confidence among the business community apart from boosting trade ties with foreign partners. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the fair, a platform for both local and foreign producers to showcase the products, at city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the grounds to the west of the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the morning. DITF-2014-logoSpeaking ...

Month-long DITF kicks off Saturday

The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)’ 2014 is going to start here in the city on Saturday. The fair, an annual showcase arranged by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the Commerce Ministry, will be inaugurated at city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the grounds to the west of the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. DITF-2014-logoCommerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed will brief the media tomorrow (Friday) about the features of this year’s fair at the DITF se...

US envoy for joint efforts to curb terrorist financing

The US Ambassador in Dhaka, W Dan Mozena emphasized on joint efforts of world’s democratic nations to curb terrorist financing and money laundering. “The best way to win this battle against the terrorists is for the democratic nations of the world to work together to deny these terrorists the money they seek to finance their war on us,” he said while addressing the launching of a training for non-financial businesses and professionals. mozenaThe training was jointly organised by Bangladesh Bank (BB) and US Depar...