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BUSINESS REPORT

Bangladesh has received a confirmed export order of $ 4,9 lakh in the eighth SAARC Trade Fair held from August 28 to 31 in Colombo.

During the four-day fair, different products including pharmaceuticals, soft drink, Jamdani sharee, Dhakai Muslin, Silk sharee and Silk scarp were displayed, a press release of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) said in Dhaka on Wednesday.

A large number of visitors including entrepreneurs, buyers, producers, officials, policy makers and many others visited the fair and showed their keen interest to the Bangladeshi products.

The SAARC Trade Fair has been a regular feature in the Association's event calendar, being held rotationally in the member countries since 1996 and yielding enormous benefits to the people of the region.

"It is expected that this maiden participation in SAARC Trade fair, 2008 in Colombo would open up a new horizon of cooperation between Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka. The fair would also boost trade ties between the two countries," the press release said.