This year's Dhaka International Trade Fair has been postponed.

The public relations department of the commerce ministry confirmed this to Samakal on Tuesday night.

Preparations were made to hold the fair at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal, near Dhaka. It was informed that the fair will start on March 17, the birthday of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. However, considering the risk of corona, the authorities have decided to postpone the fair for the time being.