Published: 12:32 AM, 29 October 2026 Last Update: 12:34 AM, 29 October 2026
Global Sourcing Expo 2026 will start in Dhaka on November 15: EPB
The three day “Global Sourcing Expo-2026” festival is going to start in Dhaka on coming November with a view to expanding country’s export trade, exploring new international markets and strengthening the connection between Bangladeshi manufacturers and exporters with the foreign buyers. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)Vice Chairman Mohammad Hasan Arif disclosed it at a hotel in the capital on Wednesday while briefing with the journalists.
He further said that, this year 12 sectors will be included at the expo instead of the previous year’s eight sectors and we are expecting 200 companies participation. Moreover, the 12 sectors including ready-made garments, and textiles, leather and leather products, handicrafts and jute products, agriculture and agro processed products, plastic products and kitchenware, furniture and home furnishings, pharmaceuticals., information and communication technology, paper and packaging, automobiles, light engineering and ceramics and tableware are getting a place in this year’s exhibition, he added.
EPB Vice Chairman however elaborately came up and said again that, EPB has already taken various initiatives to boost the participation of international buyers as well as revealing the Bangladeshi products and production capabilities in foreign markets. In the mean time letters have been sent to the different country’s Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Dhaka with a view to Bangladesh seeking their necessary cooperation. On the other hand, commercial counselors of Bangladesh Embassies and High Commissions located in various countries have also been actively involved, he added.
The exhibition will be held at the Bangladesh China Friendship Exhibition Center from November 15 to 17 and Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the expo. In addition, organizers hope that with the coordinated participation of domestic and foreign stakeholders, this event will be able to bring new dynamics to Bangladesh’s export trade. EPB also hope that if this Expo is consistently successful, Bangladesh’s position in global sourcing activities will be further strengthened in future.
