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Electrical products fair begins in city on June 18: 80pc electrical goods being produced in country
Business Reporter
Country’s electrical manufacturers are now producing 80 per cent of electrical products against the total demands in the local markets worth about Tk 20,000 crore.
“We are producing international standard electric goods in the country. But the tendency of local customers are to the foreign goods,” said Nasim Ullah Hemayet, President of Bangladesh Electrical Merchandise Manufacturers Association (BEMMA).
Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club yesterday, he said they also export electric products aboard after meeting the local demands.
The BEMMA President said they are going to organise the ‘3rd Bangladesh Electrical Product Fair-2009′at Bangladesh-China Friendship Centre from June 18 to 20 with a view to introduce local products to the customers.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan will inaugurate the programme as chief guest and FBCCI president Anisul Huq will also attend as special guest, they mentioned.
The three-day long fair to be organized with the aim of focusing the quality based locally made electrical products will start 10am and close 8pm, which is open for all. The BEMMA President said that they are organising the fair in collaboration with Light Engineering Product-Business Promotion Council (LEP-BPC) and Ministry of Commerce to introduce people with Bangladeshi quality based electrical products as many people have tendency to buy foreign quality less products.
He said about 70 stalls exhibit electrical accessories like switch, cable, fan, meter etc.
Anayet Hossain, a former President of the BEMMA, urged all to buy local products and the government to remove electricity and financial problems.
Shahin Ahmed, co-chair of the fair committee and CEO of Shahin electrical industries told The New Nation that they would not allow any stall without its own brand.
Nurul Amin, senior vice president, Golam Mostafa, vice president, Nuruzzaman, chairman of the fair committee, among others, were also present on the occasion.
