Furniture fair starts in Dhaka

The 12th National Furniture Fair 2014 started at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at Agargaon in the capital on Tuesday.
Based on the theme of “Amar Desh Amar Asha, Deshio Furniture E Shajabo Basha”, the five-day fair is being jointly organised by the Design and Technology Centre, and Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association.
The main objective of the fair is to publicise local furniture, and it is urgent to have government support for skills development in the sector, said Selim H Rahman, chairman of the furniture makers' body, at the opening ceremony.
Fifty-five leading local furniture companies will take part in the fair, which will remain open to visitors from 10am to 9pm without any entry fee.
FBCCI President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed was also present.