Dhaka International Trade Fair to open in 3rd week of Jan due to polls: Official

'Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2024' will begin in the 3rd week of January 2024 at the 'Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre' in the capital's Purbachal area.

Talking to BSS, a senior official of the Commerce Ministry said that the trade fair will begin within January 15–20 instead of January 1 due to the national election to be held on January 7.

The government is taking all sorts of preparations to hold the fair in a peaceful atmosphere, he added.

There will be premium pavilions, premium mini pavilions, reserved pavilions for women, foreign pavilions, general pavilions and food stalls at the fair venue.

The senior official mentioned that the range of this fair has increased compared to other years.

In the last fair, the minimum rent for the Premier Pavilion floor was Tk 2.0 million, but the rent for the next fair has been fixed at Tk 2.2 million. Similarly, the stall rent has been increased from a minimum of Tk 350 thousand to Tk 400 thousand for general stalls and Tk 450 thousand for reserved stalls.

And the minimum rent for the reserved mini pavilion has been increased by 47 per cent to Tk 1.1 million.

The entry fee for visitors has been kept unchanged. The ticket price for entry to the fair for an adult has been increased to Tk 50 and for an minor to Tk 25.