Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A three-day Bangladesh Light Engineering Expo 2026 will begin in the capital on February 2 (Monday), aiming to make the country's promising light engineering sector more competitive and export-oriented.

Organisers said the expo would showcase domestic industrial capacity, reduce import dependence, and create new opportunities to access international markets.

Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA) president Md Abdur Razzaque made the remarks at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday.

He said the expo, supported by the Ministry of Commerce and the World Bank-backed Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, will be held at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed International Convention Centre ...