The New Nation - Internet Edition

NATION BUSINESS REPORT

The five-day REHAB Fair, Dhaka 2008 begins at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city today (Tuesday).

Housing and Public Works adviser Ghulam Quader will inaugurate the fair at 11:00am as chief guest while Housing Secretary Rashidul Hai will attend the inaugural function as special guest.

The fair will remain open to visitors from 10:00am to 8:00pm every day and the entry coupons of the visitors, who will make their bookings in the fair, will be eligible for the raffle draw to be held on November 16.

A total of 192 stalls - 187 for the REHAB members and five for housing financing organisations-will be set up at the fair. The highest number of organisations is going to participate in REHAB Fair.

It was held seven times in Dhaka since 2001 and two times in Chittagong in 2006 and 2007.

Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh started observing the 'REHAB Week 2008' from yesterday and has drawn up various programmes marking the week.

The programmes include rally from Central Shaheed Minar to Shishu Academy at 7:00am on Monday, seminar at BCFCC at 7:00pm, inaugural function at 11:00am on Tuesday, extempore speech for college students at 11:00am on Wednesday, distribution of REHAB gold medal at 7:00pm on Thursday, painting competition for children at 11:00am on Friday, daylong blood and posthumous eye donation on Saturday and the concluding ceremony at 7:00pm on Sunday.

Some 453 REHAB members continued working for a planned city.

The REHAB leaders urged the government to reduce the registration cost to assist the people in fulfilling their demand for accommodation in the city.

About increase in membership, REHAB president Tanveerul Haque Probal said they had already prepared 'code of conduct' for the members and those, who won't follow it, would lose their membership.