US Trade Show to begin Thursday

A three-day trade fair will begin at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Thursday to highlight the US products, services, expertise and innovations.

More than 120 US companies, represented by 50 exhibitors in 80 booths from home and abroad, will participate in "US Trade Show 2020". 

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) and the US Embassy in Dhaka will organise the 27th edition of the programme. 

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Humayun is scheduled to inaugurate the annual trade show.

JoAnne Wagner, Chargé d'affaires of the US Embassy in Dhaka, made the announcement at a press conference at the hotel on Tuesday.

The show comes at an exciting time, for increasing the already-strong US-Bangladesh trade and investment ties, said JoAnne Wagner.

Chargé d'affaires also said that trade between the two countries was $8.2 billion in 2018 – which is more than double the amount ten years ago. The US export to Bangladesh reached $2.1 billion in the same year. 

The USA was the single-largest export destination for Bangladeshi goods of $9.2 billion in the last fiscal year, added JoAnne Wagner.

The fair will host several seminars on the US business visa application process, education opportunities in the USA, and USAID's private sector venture and opportunities, said Showkat Ali Sarker, member of AmCham.  

AmCham President Syed Ershad Ahmed, Vice-President Syed Mohammad Kamal, and Member Md Shahadat Hossen were present at the press conference, among others.