Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center

Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center is an international product exhibition facility located in Dhaka. The facility has been set up in Purbachal near Dhaka metropolis. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the installation on October 21, 2021.^[1][2] It is the venue of Dhaka International Trade Fair. It was decided to hold the trade fair here on January 1, 2022 and was held.^[3][4]

Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center
বঙ্গবন্ধু বাংলাদেশ–চীন মৈত্রী প্রদর্শনী কেন্দ্র
General information
Status	Operational
Type	Exhibition Facility
Architectural style	Contemporary architecture
Location	Dhaka Bypass Expressway, Sector 4, Purbachal
Town or city	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.8430319°N 90.5326441°E / 23.8430319; 90.5326441
Construction started	2017
Completed	2020
Opened	2021
Cost	US$150 million
Technical details
Floor count	2
Floor area	33,000 m2 (355,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Engineer	China State Construction Engineering
Other information
Parking	500
Website
https://bbcfec.gov.bd

History

In 2015, Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau started its construction project. The project was undertaken with the aim of setting up an international quality product display center in the new city project area. Mohammad Rezaul Karim was the project director. 20 acres land situated in Purbachal was used to construct Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center. The project was implemented by China State Construction Engineering Corporation. The purpose of building this exhibition center was to organizing export fairs, trade fairs, exporters' conferences, buyer-seller fairs and other trade promotion activities.^[5] Its construction work started by CSEC on 17 October 2017 and was completed on November 30, 2020, three years after construction started.^[6]

Financing

This construction project was jointly funded by Bangladesh and China. It is known that the construction of the exhibition center costs Tk 1303.5 crore. The Chinese government gave 48% of the total budget.^[2]

Specifications

The exhibition center with 33 thousand square meters floor space has an exhibition hall of 15,418 square meters. Added to this are a 473-seat auditorium, 50-seat conference room and 6 discussion rooms. Including 800 exhibition booths,^[7] it has other facilities such as built-in public address system, children's play area, guest room, medical booth, 500-seat restaurant, prayer room and 139 toilets. In addition to the automated central AC system, CCTV control room, fire extinguishing system, store room, in-built flag stand, own water treatment plant, this modern exhibition center has WiFi system.^[8]

References

1. "বঙ্গবন্ধু বাংলাদেশ-চীন মৈত্রী প্রদর্শনীকেন্দ্রের উদ্বোধন আজ". Ittefaq (in Bengali). 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
2. "PM Hasina inaugurates Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal". The Business Standard. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. "পহেলা জানুয়ারি থেকে পূর্বাচলে বাণিজ্য মেলা". Desh Sangbad (in Bengali). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. "Bangladesh's biggest int'l trade fair kicks off". The Nation. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. Islam, Shafiqul (21 October 2021). "যে ছয় কারণে তৈরি হলো বঙ্গবন্ধু বাংলাদেশ-চীন মৈত্রী প্রদর্শনী কেন্দ্র". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
6. "Dhaka International Trade Fair won't begin on Mar 17". Financial Express. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. "Exhibition center symbolizing friendship with China to open in Bangladesh". China Daily. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. "বঙ্গবন্ধু বাংলাদেশ-চীন মৈত্রী প্রদর্শনী কেন্দ্র উদ্বোধন". RTV Online (in Bengali). 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

Further reading

• "Dhaka International Trade Fair begins at Purbachal". The Daily Star. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.