EPB organises Bangladeshi product fair in Riyadh

Business Desk :
Three-day “Bangladesh Product Exhibition” began in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Wednesday.
The Export Development Bureau (EPB) has organised the fair in cooperation with Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has a huge market for Bangladeshi products including garment items.
The fair has been organised with an aim to capture the Saudi market where Bangladesh’s products have high demand among 28 lakh Bangladeshi expatriates, Saudi nationals and migrant workers of various countries, according to the organisers.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi inaugurated the fair at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Riyadh with the presence of expatriate Bangladeshi businessmen, Saudi businessmen and embassy officials.
A total of 25 companies, including Bangladesh’s leading garment exporters, participated in the fair where different types of products, including, household items, handicrafts, disposable plastic products, medicines and clothing items, have been displayed. Initiatives will be taken to widen the export market of Bangladeshi garment products in Persian Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, the commerce minister said.
The minister hopes bilateral trade with Saudi Arabia will increase manifold in the coming days.
Bangladesh Ambassador Mohammad Javed Patwary said the embassy’s overall efforts to increase bilateral trade and investment with Saudi Arabia are continuing.
“It is expected that the market of garments, leather, food and agricultural products will increase in this country in the coming days. The world-class products of Bangladesh have the potential to find a place in the Saudi market.”