Firms get Tk30cr export orders as DITF ends

Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2008 concluded yesterday with the country's manufacturers receiving about Tk 30 crore spot orders for export. The target for such order was Tk 40 crore.
Last year, the local producers received spot orders of about Tk 26 crore, fair officials said.
The government earned revenue of Tk 30 lakh in VAT while 30.40 lakh visitors came to the fair that began on January 1.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the DITF, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman announced that a permanent fair venue with structures would be built within the next two years.
Either the old airport at Tejgoan or any other suitable place would be selected as the permanent site for the DITF, he said.
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and Commerce Ministry have been arranging the DITF at Agargaon in Dhaka with temporary arrangement for the last 13 years.
The commerce adviser said an agreement had been signed with China, which would provide 210 million RMB (Chinese currency) to build the permanent venue for the international trade fair.
He advised the DITF organisers to arrange the fair with multidimensional target to attract both local and foreign buyers.
He also advised them to take steps so that the manufacturers from all over the country could showcase their products to attract the foreign and local buyers.
The government-appointed FBCCI Administrator Syed Manzur Elahi urged the government to involve the private sector, particularly different trade bodies, in arranging the trade fair.