The five-day-long 20th National Furniture Fair 2025 begins on Tuesday in the capital at the Rajdarshan Hall of International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Kuril, Dhaka
The five-day event is being held across Gul Naksha (Hall—1), Pushpa guccha (Hall—2), and Rajdarshan (Hall—3) of the convention center under the slogan “My Country, My Dream—Decorating Homes with Local Furniture.
Organiser said that a total of 48 leading furniture companies are participating in this years fair to showcase their latest designs and innovative products across 278 stalls. Prominent participating brands include Akhtar, Hatil, Brothers, Nadia, Ayoto, Omega, JMG, Navana, Athenas, Partex, Regal, and Legacy.
Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Adviser to the Ministry of Commerce opened the fair while the inaugural ceremony was presided over by Selim H. Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association (BFIOA).
Special guests at the opening ceremony included Mohammad Hasan Arif, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh, and Dr. K. M. Akhtaruzzaman, President of the Bangladesh Furniture Exporters Association.
During the inauguration ceremony, adviser to the Ministry of Commerce Sheikh Bashir Uddin expressed optimism about the sectors potential and urged entrepreneurs to increase their investments.
He emphasized that Bangladesh could secure a strong position in the global furniture market by utilizing its local opportunities and resources and spoke about plans to use such fairs as a platform to expand export markets and promote more trade exhibitions in the future.
At the same time, vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh Mohammad Hasan Arif statet that export diversification is essential to increase national income as the industry is a promising sector that can reach international standards by utilizing local raw materials, modern technology, and skilled labor.
He mentioned that the government has identified the furniture sector as a potential export industry and that policy support and incentives will continue. Such fairs help entrepreneurs build networks and access global markets. He urged entrepreneurs to focus on innovative design, technology, and quality improvement.
Bangladesh's domestic furniture industry now meets 100 percent of local demand and exports a significant volume of furniture abroad.
On the opening day, a children's art competition was organized, in which 20 children received awards worth a total of 200,000 taka.
The fair is being managed by the Design and Technology Center, and Access Infotech serving as partners.