The Bangladesh Trade and Investment Summit 2021 will begin in the city on Tuesday, aiming to connect traders and investors from around the world.

The Commerce Ministry and the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) are jointly arranging the weeklong summit from October 26 to November 01 to mark the Mujib Year and the golden jubilee of the country’s Independence.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually attend as the chief guest in the inaugural session of the summit at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 10am on Tuesday.

Besides, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, PM’s Private Industries and Investment Affairs Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman and President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Md Jasim Uddin will be present at the inaugural session, said a DCCI release.

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