PM will inaugurate the month-long show at Purbachal

If the Met Gala is the pinnacle of western fashion, Banijjo Mela is its Bangladeshi counterpart.

The 24th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair ends with a 25 percent jump in export orders from the previous year.

Police are forcibly and illegally taking money in the name of “parking tolls” from any car using the road in front of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) in Agargaon. The road that connects Rokeya Sarani with Mirpur Road -- on which several important establishments like public schools and hospitals, including Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, are located -- has also been made off-limits to regular traffic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the business entrepreneurs to come up with innovative ideas, knowledge and qualitative strategy to diversify their products in line with global demand.