Purbachal: The 'Global Sourcing Expo 2025' concluded today at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal, marking the end of a three-day event that generated significant international interest and business orders. Presiding over the closing ceremony, Mohammad Hasan Arif, Vice Chairman and CEO of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), announced that the EPB intends to organize such world-class expos on a regular basis in the future.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, despite a short preparation period as described by officials, the expo yielded tangible commercial results. The event secured spot orders worth US$311,000, with further order proposals amounting to $372,000. The expo hosted 125 companies across 165 stalls, drawing in over 100 international buyers from 14 different countries.
Activity during the three-day event was robust, featuring 238 Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings, six seminars covering various industry sectors, and direct visits by foreign buyers to various domestic stalls and factories. During his address, the EPB VC acknowledged that there were some limitations regarding this year's arrangement due to time constraints. However, he emphasized that future iterations would be held regularly and would maintain international standards.
The closing ceremony was also addressed by EPB Director General Baby Rani Karmakar, alongside industry leaders including BKMEA Executive Vice President Fazle Shamim Ehsan, Furniture Owners Association Chairman Selim H. Rahman, and BPGMEA President Shamim Ahmed. The event concluded by recognizing the best-performing institutions across eight distinct sectors. The award winners included Pran RFL Group, Hatil, Bengal Plastic, Radiant, Digi Infotech, Planet Care, LFMEAB, and Shishu Paribahan.