Processed food fair in Nov

A four-day show on processed foods and related sectors will take place in Dhaka in November to facilitate the growth of the local industry and boost exports.

Bangladesh Agro Processors' Association or BAPA and Extreme Exhibition and Event Solution Ltd will jointly organise the event -- Fourth BAPA Food Pro Bangladesh 2016.

The show will take place on November 24-16 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, organisers said in a statement.

"BAPA expects that the show will play an important role in taking Bangladesh's food processing to global standards," said BAPA. Its members are mainly engaged in the export of processed foods to over 140 countries, mainly to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America.

BAPA members shipped products worth $200 million in fiscal 2014-15, up from $153.54 million in the previous year, according to data compiled by the trade body.

In addition, two separate fairs -- Fifth Agro Bangladesh Expo 2015 and Rice and Graintech Expo 2015 -- will take place on the sidelines of Food Pro.

The exposition will remain open to visitors from 10am to 7pm. Firms from 15 countries, including India, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, China, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and Malaysia are expected to join the event.