A total of 75 developers will participate in the fair styled Rehab Fair 2004 in 80 stalls to attract prospective buyers of their products, Toufiq M Seraj, president of Rehab, said at a press conference in Dhaka yesterday.

Speaking at the press conference, he mentioned presently around 80,000 to 1,00,000 apartments are required every year only for people living in Dhaka.

Citing the success of the Rehab-Biponon housing fair held in New York in August this year, he said Rehab will organise such fairs in US, UK and UAE.

Among others, Mahmudul Hasan, general secretary of Rehab, and Tanvirul Haque Probal, convenor of the Fair Committee, were present in the press conference.

Apart from the Rehab members, three financial institutes including Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation, Industrial Develo-pment Leasing Company of Bangladesh Limited and National Housing Finance and Investments Limited will take part in the fair to offer housing loans to prospective clients to purchase apartments, plots and commercial spaces.

Building Development and Design Limited, East West Property Development Limited, Concord Real Estate and Buidling Products Limited, Jamuna Builders and Sheltech (Pvt) Ltd will sponsor the 4th edition of the fair.

The fair will remain open from 9:00 am to 8:00pm everyday until December 27.

There will be two types of entry fee that include Tk 50 for single entry and Tk 100 for multiple entry, which will allow visitors to visit the fair everyday.