RAJSHAHI, April 11, 2019 (BSS)- A three-day handicrafts and cottage
goods fair began here today with the main thrust of expansion and
popularization of the goods.
Friendspeak Convention Centre organised the event titled “Homemade Food,
Handicrafts and Cottage Industries Product Fair- 2019” on the centre
premises.
A spectrum of locally produced handicrafts goods including leather
products, jute-made products, processed agricultural products, electrical and
electronic goods, clothes, design and fashion wares and other products are
being displayed in the fair where a total of 15 stalls have been set up.
Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton addressed the
opening session as the chief guest. Managing Director of the Convention
Centre Mahtab Ali and local elites Dr Ali Azam, Rawshan Ali and Zafar Ahmed
were present on the occasion.
Mayor Liton said handicrafts signify the true craftsmanship of the
Bangladeshi artisans. Various artisan communities are scattered throughout
the country, communities consisting of people who solely depend on their
crafts as a primary source of income.
He also underscored the need for more hosting of such type of fair to
protect the handicrafts goods from further diminishing adding that more
expansion of investment to the sector is needed for bolstering economic
condition of both urban and rural areas together with freeing the society
from the vicious circle of poverty.
Mahtab Ali told the meeting that the fair has been organised in order to
increase the visibility of handicrafts through preserving and encouraging the
practice of local artisans.