The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The three-day 2nd Bangladesh Electrical Products Fair-2008 ended here on Saturday on a high note as the organisers expressed satisfaction over its outcome.

"We are very happy about the outcome of the fair as a huge number of people thronged the fair venue at Sonargaon Hotel every day," said Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, chairman of the fair committee.

Hasanur Rahman Chowdhury, consultant of Elient, the event management company of the fair, said over 10,000 enthusiastic people visited the fair in last three days to enquire about the electrical products.

The sale of the products was quite satisfactory though most of the participating companies joined the fair with a view to showcasing and popularizing their products among potential buyers, he said.

Bangladesh Electrical Merchandise Manufacturers Association (BEMMA) arranged the fair for the second consecutive year in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC), South Asia Enterprise Development Faculty (SEDF) and Business Promotion Council of the Commerce Ministry.

Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman opened the fair on June 26.

Ninety-two stalls were set up at the fair where electrical products like transformers, substation equipment, distribution accessories, electrical wires and cables, switches, sockets, plugs and accessories, lamps, fans, light-fittings, water heaters, welding machines, injection moulding machines and electric irons were put on display.

Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, who is also senior vice-president of BEMMA, said there are huge potentialities of electrical goods in Bangladesh.