Textiles and Jute Minister Ghulam Dastgir Ghazi, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Mohammad Jashim Uddin also spoke.
A documentary on the export activities of the country was screened.
At the ceremony, a commemorative book ‘Ami Tomaderi Lok’ (I am your man) on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was handed over to the Prime Minister.
The 27th edition of DITF featured around 351 local and foreign stalls, pavilions and mini pavilions, up from 225 last year.
Apart from the premier pavilion and mini pavilion, general stalls, food court, mini stalls, premier stalls, there will also be a cafeteria where about 500 people can eat at a time.