Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, file photo.

Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given the following message on the occasion of Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2023 :
“I am happy to know that the month-long 27th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2023 begins on 1 January 2023 at the new site of Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal in Dhaka.
The present Awami League government has been working to build a hunger-and poverty-free Golden Bangladesh as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Graduation of Bangladesh into a developing country is one of the remarkable achievements in the Mujib Year. Bangladesh has now become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors due its liberal investment policies. The implementation of mega projects like Padma bridge, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tunnel, Rooppur nuclear power plant, Matarbari deep sea port, Metro rail etc will play a significant role in increasing foreign investment and export earning. Bangladesh having 165 million population is becoming a significant consumer market with its burgeoning middle class. The domestic consumption will further increase as Bangladesh is aspired to become a upper middle-income country by 2031 and developed and prosperous country by 2041. Bangladesh not only imports goods but of late, also exports quality products abroad. Time has ripened to brand Bangladeshi products abroad. International trade fair can play an important role in promoting domestic products to the foreign buyers and informing the local entrepreneurs about the foreign products.
I hope that the 27th DITF-2023 will contribute in trade expansion, product diversification, attracting foreign investment and branding Bangladesh.
I wish all out success of the 27th DITF-2023.
Joi Bangla, Joi Bangabandhu
May Bangladesh Live Forever.”