Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
J L Denpasar Raya No. 3, Kuningan Jakarta
Com-10/06
l0 September
2007
Dear Sir,
I have the pleasure to inform you that, like the previous years and as a regular event,
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce of
Bangladesh
will organize
the l3th Dhaka International
Trade Fair @ITF)-2008 from 0l
January
to 31st January
2OOB
at Sher-e-Bangla
Nagar, Dhaka.
We, therefore, request you to kindly disseminate
this information and distribute the
prescribed
application
forms (photocopy
also acceptable;
may also be downloaded
from
website www.epb.gov.bd)
to the interested
members
of your organization.
Prescribed
application
forms and folders containing
terms and conditions
for participation
in
DITF-2008 are enclosed
herewith.
Regards.
Encl. As stated.
Yours sincerely,
:e2/A_.-(Tarik Ahsan)
Minister
Mr. Mohamad Sulaiman
Hidavat
President
KADIN Indonesia
(Indonesian
Chamber
of Commerce
and Industry)
Menara
Kadin Indonesia
Lt.29
Jalan
HR. Rasuna
Said X-5, Kav.2-3, Kuningan
Jakarta 12950
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Dhaka
International
Ti'ade
Fair-2008
Venue
: Sher-e-Bangla
Nagar,
Dhaka
(West
side
of Bangladesh-China
Friendship
Conference
Centre)
Bangladesh is a fabulously beautiful country enriched with diverse natural contributions. Located in South Asia, the country is mostly fertile plain having hundreds of rivers, from small to very big ones, flown over it. The extraordinary panoramic Chittagong Hill Tracts that lies on the southeast of the country and is mainly inhabited by the tribal people with their centuries-old cultural heritage is indeed unmatched and splendid.
Since independence in 1971, the economy of the country has been moving forward with a constant growth record in spite of various natural calamities that sometimes hinder the progress. Although agriculture still holds the larger part of the economy, the country is gradually advancing towards the development of service sector and industrialisation. Easily available cheap labour combined with a proven reserve of gas and coal and an ever-expanding domestic market made the country one of the world's most attractive business destinations. We sincerely welcome you to Bangladesh and the Dhaka Internation al T rade F air .
COUNTRY
PROFITE
Official Name Location & Borders Covernment Area/Land Climate/Seasons Temperature A n n u a l R a i n f a l l Humidity Standard Time Popu lation/Literacy Official Language Capital
International Airports Sea Ports
Currency/Exch. Rate B a n k i n g H o u r CDP/Rate of CroMh Annual Export Annual lmport (ci0 Major Export ltems
Major lmport ltems
The People's Republic of Bangladesh.
South Asia (20'34'-26"38' N Lat. BB'01'-92'42' E Long.). Bordered by lndia on the east, west and north and by the Bay of Bengal on the south and a small border strip with Myanmar on the south-east.
Parliamentary form of Government, headed by the Prime Minister. 147 , 570 square km/mostly alluvial fertile plain.
Su b-trop ical Monsoon/Su m mer, Monsoon, Autu m n, Wi nter.
Varies between 'l l oC to 29"C in Winter and 21 "C to 34"C in Summer. Varies from 160 cm to 400 cm at different areas.
Highest 99% during peak Summer in July, lowest 36% in Winter in December-January. GMT +6 hours.
1 30.03 million I 62.66%.
Bangla. English is generally understood and used as a second language. Dhaka. Other major cities are Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi & Barisal. Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.
Chittagong and Mongla.
Taka (Tk.) US$ 1 = Tk. 70.00, Euro 1 = Tk. 86.00. Sunday-Thursday (9am- 3pm).
US$ 63.4 billior/6.71 % (200s-2006). US$ 12.18 billion (2006-2007). U S $ 1 4 . 7 5 b i l l i o n ( 2 0 0 5 - 0 6 ) .
Ready-made garment, Knitwear, Frozen food (shrimp), Leather & Leather products, Jute & Jute products,
Agro-based Products, Tea, Ceramics, Textile fabrics, Home textile, Chemical products, Light engineering products including Bicycle, Handicrafts etc.
Oil, Edible oil, Petrolium products, Wheat, Seeds, Fertilizer, Yarn, Capital machinery, Power generating machinery, Scientific & Medical equipment, lron & Steel, Motor vehicles, Raw cofton, Chemicals etc.
USA, EU countries, China, India, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UAE.
13tn Drraka
International
Tra
de Fair,
DITF-2008
Expon Promotion Bureau and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh is organising the 13th Dhaka International Trade Fair, DITF-2008 during 01 January to 31, 2008. This event would project quality exponables of Bangladesh to the visitors from home and abroad. At the same time the overseas participants would have opportunity to display their products and advanced technologies. Besides the participants will be able to identiSr business contacts with prospect of entering into subsequent business negotiations.
Special Pavilion Special Pavilion Premier Pavilion Premier Mini-Pavilion Premier Stall
Pavilion M i n i - P a v i l i o n Stall
Mother & Child Care Centre Restaurant
( 7 5 f t x 7 5 I t ) ( 6 0 f t x 6 0 f t ) ( 5 0 f t x 5 0 f t ) ( 2 5 f t x 2 5 f t ) ( l B f t x 2 0 f t ) ( 5 0 f t x 5 0 f t ) ( 2 5 f t x 2 5 f t ) ( 1 5 f t x 2 0 f t ) ( 1 5 f t x 2 0 f t ) ( 2 5 f t x 3 5 f t )
0 1 05 l 0 1 5 3 5 4 1 5 5 246
02 1 0
S Machinery
I Equipment and Materials for Agricu lture & Cardening & Carpets
S Chemical & Allied Products {3 Cosmetics & Beauty Aids S Dairy Products & Equipment * Electrical & Electronic ltems 0 Food Stuff & Croceries S Cift & Novelty ltems * Handicrafts
* Household Appliances * Furnitures
e Building Materials s Leather, Leather Goods * Footwear
& Sports Coods S Sanitary Ware * Textile & Garments S Toys & Stationery
& Watches, Clocks, Jewellery etc.
Trade lnformation Centre Media Centre
Electricity (AC 220-2a0v) Banking Services Customs Services
Mother & Child Care Centre
Weekdays : 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday & Holidays :
1 0 a . m . t o 1 0 p . m .
Premier Pavilion (50 ft x 50 ft ) Premier Mini-Pavilion (25 ft x 25 ft ) Premier Stall (18 ft x 20 ft ) Restaurant (25 ft x 35 ft )
(50 ft x 50 ft ) Tk. 3,85,00ff: (25ft x25ft ) Tk. 2,85,00ry-(15 ftx 20ft)
Tk.1,00,000/-Tk. 7,00,000/-Tk. 5,00,000/-Tk. 2,10,000/-Tk.
2,80,000/-Pavilion (Special) Pavilion
M i n i - P a v i l i o n Stall
( 6 0 f t x 6 0 f t ( 5 0 f t x 5 0 f t (25 ft x 25 ft (15 ft x 20 ft
us$ 12,800.00 us$ 7,500.00 us$ 5,400.00 us$ 3,300.00 Space Rent for Local Participanb (General)
Howto Reach Dhaka
The fastest way to reach Dhaka from an intemational destination is through air. There are three International airports, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Biman Bangladesh Aidines operates direct flights between Dhaka and Iondon, New York, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Singapore. Other airlines like Indian Aidines, PIA, Emirates, Gulf Air, British Airways, Quatar Airway, Saudia, Kuwait Airvrays, Thai Air, Singapore Air, Uzpek Air, Malaysian Airlines operate regular Services to and from Dhaka.
Accommodation
Dhaka has a number of good hotels including the 5-Star Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel and Radisson lfater Garden Hotgl, Hotel Purbani Intemational, Grand Azad Hotel are between 2-3 Star range. There are numerous other economy hotels all over the city.
City Transport
City bus services are available. Also Taxi cab and Rent-a-car services operate in the city. r
I mportant Government Organisations
National Board of Revenue Bangladesh Bank Chief Conholler of lmport & Export
Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh Head ffice Government of Bangladesh Tel :88-02-8318120-26,8318'l0l-08 Motijheel Commercial Area Tea Board Bhaban
Fax :88-02-8316143 Dhaka-l000, Bangladesh 111-113, Motiiheel Commercial Area E-mail : [email protected] Tel : 88-02-71 2610'l -20 Dhaka-1 000, Bangladesh Website : www.NBR-BD.org B8-02-7126280'95 Tel : 88-02-9551556, 9558427
Fax:88-02-9566212 Fax:88-02-9550217
Chittagong Custom House Department of
Chittagong, Bangladesh lmmigration and Passport, Tel :88-031-713918 Government of Bangladesh Fax:88-031-713988 AgargaorlSher-e-Banglanagar Dhaka Custom House Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kurmitola, Dhaka, Bangladesh Tel : gg-02-8159828 Tel :88-02-8911101 fax :88_02-9123399 Fax:88-02-8911132
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dhaka Chamber Building 65-66, Motijheel OA Dhaka-1 000, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-9554383, 9552562 Fax : 88-02-9560830, 95607 32 E-mail : [email protected]
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Chamber Building
1 22-1 24, Motijheel Commercial Area Dhaka-1 000, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-95652 08-11, 7 1 61 028-29 Fax : 88-02-95652 1 2, 9565211 E-mail : [email protected]
Bangladesh Chamber of Industries
BCIC Bhaban
30-3'1, Dilkusha Commercial Area Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh PABX : 88-02-9551 669, 9569601
956s34s Fax : 88-02-95641 70 E-mail : [email protected]
Chiftagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Chamber House
38, Agrabad Commercial Area Chittagong, Bangladesh Tel : 88-031 -71 3366-9, 725539 Fax :88{31-710183 E-mail : [email protected]
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel Radisson Water Garden Hotel Hotel Purbani International
1 , Minto Road, Dhaka-1000 Airport Road, Dhaka Cantonment 1 , Dilkusha, Motilheel Commercial Area Tel : 88-02-8330001 , 8358060 Dhaka-l 206, Bangladesh Dhaka-l 000, Bangladesh
Fax:88-02-8312915,8312975 Tel : 8B-02-8754555,8754507'20 fel:88-02-9552229 Business. [email protected] Fax :88-02-8754554 (Hotel Fax) Fax:88{2-9562314 Website : www.sheratonDhaka.com E-mail : [email protected] Business. [email protected]
Website :www.radisson.com/dhakaM Website :www.hotelpurbani.com
Hotel La Vinci
54, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka-I215 Tel :88-02-91193525 F a x : 8 8 - 0 2 - 9 1 3 1 2 1 8 E-mail : [email protected]
Web: wwwbestwestern.com/bd/lavincihotel
Sundarban Hotel
l/D Free Shcool Street Sonargaon Road
Dhaka-1 205, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-9665050, 9665060 Fax : 88-02-861 3341
E-mail : [email protected]
Grand Azad Hotel
55, Purana Paltan Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-9571841, 9559399 Fax :88-02-9571671 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.grandazadhotel.com
Major Trade Bodies of Bangladesh
The Federation of Bangladesh Chamhn of Commerce & Industrv
Federation Bhaban
60, Motiiheel Commercial Area Dhaka-1 000, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-95601 02-03, 9551 233 F ax : 88-02-7 1 7 6030, 9560588 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.fbcci-bd.org
Hotels
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel
107 , Kazi Nazrul lslam Avenue Dhaka-l 2l 5, Bangladesh Tel : 88-02-8111005, 8112011 Fax:88-02-8113324
E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.panpacific.com
Hotel Serina
Plot# 27, Road # 1 7 Banani C/A, Dhaka-1 21 3
Tel : 88-02-8859604-1 0, 8851 0l l -l 4 Fax:88-02-9889989 ..
E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.sarinahotel.com
For Local Participants :
i) Application forms for Local Panicipants will be sold & received up to 30-09-2007 during office hours in the Finance & Accounts Section of Expon Promotion Bureau.
ii) Application form for Premier Category Pavilion, Mini-Pavilion, Stall and Restaurant will be sold up to 30-09-2007 by 3.00 P.M. and the offer shall have to be dropped in the Tender Box kept in the Export Promotion Bureau, 1 Kawran Bazar,TCB Bhaban (4th Floor), Dhaka-1215, Ministry of Commerce (Bldg. No. 3, Room No. 126), Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka & Office of the Additional DMsional Commissioner (General), First l2-Storied Govt. Building, 2nd Floor, Room No. 303, Segunbagicha, Dhaka by 12.00 Noon on 01-10-2007. The tender will be opened in the Conference Room of Export Promotion Bureau in presence of the bidder's representative (if any) at 2:00PM. on the same date. For Foreign Participants :
i) Application form will be supplied free of charge for foreign pafticipants. Photocopy of the Application form and Application form available in the Website of EPB may be used.
