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BANGLADESH-PAVILION (with photo)
Bangladesh pavilion attracts visitors in New Delhi DCWA fair
NEW DELHI, Dec 3, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh pavilion in the Delhi
Commonwealth Wives Association (DCWA) and Diplomatic Community Bazar here has
drawn huge visitors for its low cost garment products and traditional food
items.
More than 30 countries participated in the fair (Bazar) with their famous
products like garments, foods, chocolates and beverage items as they
displayed their items in more than 100 stalls set up inside the fair venue at
Neheru Park in the capital.
The items mainly included famous Turkish, Spanish, Indian, European and
Asian cuisine which attracted a large number of visitors especially from the
diplomatic missions in New Delhi.
Performers of different diplomatic missions displayed their cultural shows-
– traditional dances, fashion shows– depicting their own cultural heritages.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali and his spouse
Tuhfa Zaman Ali, former President of DCWA inaugurated Bangladesh pavilion on
the fair premises with the presence of senior officials of the high
commission and their spouses.
Bangladeshi garments like shirts, sweaters, jackets, and traditional
Jamdani Sarees were displayed on the Bangladesh pavilion alongside with the
popular food items like “Doi Bora, Chatpati, Chicken Tehari and different
types of “Nakshi Pitha”.
“We are participating the fair every year with Bangladesh products and
getting huge attention by the visitors as they are fond of our garments and
delicious food items like pitha, chatpati and biriyani,” said Ms Ali.
The lion share of the sell in the fair would be donated to a charity that
runs two separate schools for the differently abled persons on the outskirts
of Delhi.
Last year Bangladesh donated 2.50 lakh Indian rupees for the charity by
selling its products in the fair.
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