An international exhibition of jewellery machinery started in Dhaka on Thursday to promote technology integration in traditional jewellery industry to make the country鈥檚 gold industry an export-oriented one.
The Bangladesh Jewellers鈥� Association in association with Indian partner KNC Services is organising the three-day International Jewellery Machinery Expo, the first of its kind in the country.
President of the Federation Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce Industry Mahbubul Alam inaugurated the expo as chief guest.
The expo will be open for all from 11:00am to 7:00pm every day at International Convention City Bashundhara with the theme 鈥楾echnology for excellence in jewellery鈥�.
Thirty companies from 10 countries, including India, Italy, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, China and Thailand, are participating in the expo.
FBCCI senior vice-president Md Amin Helaly and chairman of Bashundhara Group Ahmed Akbar Sobhan attended the event as special guests.
Indian KNC Services founder and chief executive officer Kranti Nagvekar said that her company supported Bangladesh in hosting an international expo after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and India.
鈥榃hen we roam around the world, we hear compliments about ornaments made by Bangladeshi goldsmiths. When machines add value to the works of goldsmiths, Bangladesh will excel in global gold markets in style,鈥� she said.