Dhaka International Trade Fair

Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) (Bengali: ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক বাণিজ্য মেলা) is an international trade fair in Bangladesh. It is organized by the Export Promotion Bureau together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of Bangladesh.^[1]

Dhaka International Trade Fair ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক বাণিজ্য মেলা
Status	Active
Genre	International Trade Fair
Date(s)	1 month
Begins	1st Week of January
Ends	1st Week of February
Frequency	Held Annually
Venue	Sher-E-Bangla Nagar (up to 2021). Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center, Purbachal (From 1 January 2022).
Location(s)	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh
Inaugurated	1 December 1995
Attendance	Hundreds of Thousands
Organized by	Export Promotion Bureau and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh

DITF is held from the first week of January to the first week of February every year. The entrance fee is less than $1 USD and it is open from 10 am to 10 pm every day. Ever since the first fair was inaugurated on 1 December 1995, DITF has been held annually at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on the west side of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.^[2] Starting on 1 January 2022, the fair is holding at Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center in the capital's Purbachal area.^[3]

In addition to Bangladeshi companies, many others from around the world participate routinely every year. There are country-specific foreign sections at the fair, which has over seven hundred mini-stalls, general stalls, premium stalls, mini-pavilions and mega-pavilions. Many local and foreign products are showcased at the fair. Products displayed and sold include, however not limited to: electronics, cars, porcelain wares, machinery, carpets, toys, ceramics, fabrics, melamine wares, sanitary products, handicrafts, ready-made garments, home appliances, processed foods, furniture, textiles, plastic goods, jute products, winter clothes, leather goods, cosmetics, sports goods and jewelry.