The 31st Chattogram International Trade Fair (CITF) will begin on Thursday (February 15) on the Railway Polo Grounds in Tigerpass of Chattogram.
Apart from this, the 5th Chattogram IT Fair will be held on February 18-19 at the World Trade Center.
Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel will attend the inauguration ceremony of CITF as the chief guest and State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu will inaugurate the fair.
MA Latif MP, Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Ministry will be the special guest and FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam will be present as guest of honour.
Chattogram Chamber President Omar Hazzaz gave this information at a press conference at the Bangabandhu Conference Hall of the World Trade Center in Agrabad on Monday.
He said, this time, 16 premier pavilions, 56 premier stalls, 94 gold stalls, 48 mega stalls, 11 food stalls, 400 stalls in 3 zones will participate in the four lakh square feet CITF.
Entrepreneurs and businessmen from India, Thailand, Iran will display their products. The fair will run from 10 am to 10 pm and Ticket price is Tk 20 per person.
''Since 1993, the centenary trade organization Chattogram Chamber has been organizing CITF to promote local products. This time also small and medium entrepreneurs from different regions of the country will display their products. Millions of people will visit this fair and collect their favorite products'', he added.
The fair will have Bangabandhu Pavilion. It will have the autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, books and publications about the Liberation War with the help of the Batighor.
In response to a question Omar Hazzaz said, ''The chamber has been demanding every year for the construction of an international standard expo center. There are proposals to set up expo centers at several places including Jungle Salimpur.''
CITF Co-Chairman Ahid Siraj Chowdhury Swapan, Anjan Shekhar Dash, Zahirul Islam Chowdhury Alamgir, PHP Director Aktar Parvez Hiru, Society of Chattogram IT Professionals Abdullah Farid were present at the press conference, among others.
