Trade fair in Sylhet finally from July 14
The much talked about international trade fair organised by Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI), is finally going to start from 14 July.
SCCI administrator Faruque Mahmud Chowdhury announced this at a press conference yesterday afternoon at Sylhet Press Club.
The business body had to look for alternative venues several times to hold 'Sylhet International Trade Fair 2010' due to protest from different quarters for the last 5 months.
Finally, the committee selected the open space belonging to the Sylhet Infectious Disease Hospital in Shahi Eidgah area.
In his written statement at the press conference, Faruque Chowdhury said the 12th international trade fair would be formally inaugurated by the Commerce Minister Faruque Khan.
Besides reputed Bangladeshi ones, business firms and companies from India, Pakistan, China, Thailand, Iran and Malaysia are expected to take part in it.
He said that the organisers this time leased out the event management through open tender at Tk 81,50,500. Adequate security arrangements have been made to hold the fair, he added.
Earlier the locals handed over a memo to the Deputy Commissioner recently to stop the fair on the plea of deterioration of the law and order since the site is close to a tea garden and also a crime zone.
The SCCI in line with the Ministry of Commerce calendar had decided to hold the fair in March. The trade body at first selected the Government MC College playground, but later shifted it to the Uposhahar playground. Again the guardians of the area objected to the move compelling the SCCI to shift the venue to the Government Aliya Madrasa Maidan. But, that also had to be cancelled in face of protest by the businessmen and students.
The businessmen under the banner of Sylhet Zila Bayboshayee Oikya O Kalyan Parishad took to the street and observed a half-day strike in addition to human chain, sit-in and procession apprehending fall in their normal business.
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