Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the development during the hand-over ceremony of the new exhibition centre at the Secretariat on Sunday. I hope we can hold the fair at some point this year,”The minister, however, could not provide a timeline for the fair this year but said that the event will be held on Jan 1 moving forward. China State Construction Engineering Corporation started construction of the exhibition centre on 20 acres of land in Purbachal's Sector 4 on Oct 17, 2017. The commerce minister said that the centre would host fairs, product expositions and sourcing programmes throughout the year in future. The government has spent Tk 2.31 billion along with Tk 212.7 million from the EPB's own funds for this project.

Source: bd News24 February 07, 2021 09:45 UTC