Online Desk:  The 29th three-day annual “US Trade Show” will begin in Dhaka on Thursday to promote trade relations between Bangladesh and the United States.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) and the United States Embassy, Dhaka are cosponsoring the event.

PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman will inaugurate the trade show as the chief guest at the InterContinental Hotel, Dhaka.

State Minister FOR Posts, Telecommunications and Information Zunaid Ahmed Palak will join as special guest with AmCham President Syed Ershad Ahmed and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas.

Earlier, AmCham President Syed Ershad Ahmed, and Commercial Counselor of the U.S. Embassy John Fay talked about the event on the eve of the show.

The trade show will be taking place during World Trade Month (May) which has been recognized in the U.S. since 1938 and promotes the importance of International Trade to the U.S. Economy.

Since 1992, this three-day-long exhibition has emerged as Bangladesh’s premier annual business event, drawing thousands of visitors each time.

This year, over hundreds of U.S. products represented by 44 Exhibitors from home and abroad (occupying 79 booths) will be on display.

In addition to the exhibition of American products and services, there will also be five seminars during the event.

On Thursday, the seminars will include “Inclusive Innovation: Empowering Women in the AI Era” and “U.S. Export Licensing for Importers” at 4:30 p.m.

On Friday, the seminars will include “Studying in the U.S. and Student Visas”, “USAID Development Work with the Private Sector” and “Doing Business with the U.S. and Business Visas.”

The show will remain open for visitors all three days. The entry fee for this year’s show is Tk. 30 per person.

Students in uniform or with identity cards will be allowed free entry. There will be attractive prizes for a few lucky visitors, based on a raffle drawing of entry ticket coupons after the Trade Show.

In 1988 it started to operate as American Bangladesh Economic Forum (ABEF) and in 1996 established formally as The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh, AmCham with an objective to promote the economic relationships between Bangladesh and the United States of America.

It promotes exchange of information between Bangladesh and the US with a view to stimulating greater understanding about each other’s potentials and opportunities.