A trade show began on Thursday to showcase American products and services with 44 US companies joining the three-day event in the capital, Dhaka.
The show is aimed at boosting bilateral trade between the two countries. The participating companies set up 76 stalls.
Tipu Munshi, Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister, and Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for global Markets and Director-general of the US and Foreign Commercial Service, jointly inaugurated the three-day trade fair at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka.
The show is open from 10:00am to 8:00pm to visitors and entry fee is Tk 30 per person. Students in uniform or with identity cards will be allowed free.
The show is exhibiting more than 100 US products hoping to expand their market in Bangladesh in areas such as energy, banking, financial services, food, beverage, cosmetics and beauty products.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) and the US Embassy in Dhaka organised the 28th edition of the show.
Source: United News of Bangladesh