Trade Fair to Continue Maintaining Health Rules

Although coronavirus infections have increased in the country, the trade fair is not being shut down. The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 (NTAC) has not yet issued any instructions in this regard. The trade fair will continue till the new announcement comes.

This information was given by the senior information officer of the Ministry of Commerce Abdul Latif Bakshi on Tuesday (January 11) at noon.

He said the number of stalls has been reduced this time in compliance with the health rules. Visitors must wear masks and maintain physical distance. The circular did not say whether the fair would be closed or not. If any decision in this regard comes, the authority will close the fair. But now the fair will continue according to the hygiene rules.

"We have a monitoring team at the fairgrounds to monitor the hygiene of the visitors," he said. The people of the Export Development Bureau have been given the responsibility of supervision through office orders.

An 11-point ban was issued by the Cabinet on Monday evening (January 10) as coronavirus infections continued to rise in the country. The government is going to enforce the restrictions across the country from Thursday (January 13).

Earlier, the 26th Dhaka International Trade Fair started on January 1 at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in the eastern part of the capital. On that day, the Prime Minister inaugurated the trade fair through video conference from her official residence Ganobhaban. At the same time, the Prime Minister announced 'ICT Products and Services' as 'Product of the Year' of the year 2022 to encourage exports in line with the export policy.