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Vol. 5 Num 139 Mon. October 11, 2004  
   
Business


Int'l medical exhibition concludes


The three-day international medical equipment and healthcare services exhibition MEDEXPO-2004 concluded on Saturday.

Organisers said around 100,000 visitors turned out to acquaint themselves with the state of the art technology products in the healthcare sector displayed at the second version of the show.

Terming the fair a success, one of the organisers hoped to make the show an annual event at the concluding session of the exposition organised at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

Speaking at the concluding session, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman expressed the view that a regular arrangement of such fair would help boost interactions between professionals and consumers of this sector.

He also distributed certificates among the participants of the exposition.

Besides local medical furniture manufacturing companies, a number of healthcare institutions from the US, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, China, Pakistan, India participated in the fair organised by Triune Exhibition and Event Management Services (TEEMS).

Chief Coordinator of the fair said foreign participating companies showed keen interest in taking part in the medical exhibition in future.

Talking to The Daily Star, asstt marketing manager of Otobi Limited said the company achieved spot bookings worth Tk15 lakh from local buyers for its medical furniture.

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Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman gives away certificate to a participant of the three-day international medical equipment and healthcare services exhibition MEDEXPO-2004 at the concluding session of the show held at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on Saturday. A total of 60 local and foreign companies participated in the fair organised by Triune Exhibition and Event Management Services PHOTO: (TEEMS)