, Feb. 1 -- day Bangladesh Light Engineering Expo 2026 will begin in the capital on Monday.

The expo will showcase domestic industrial capabilities, reduce reliance on imports, and create new opportunities for accessing international markets, organisers said at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday.

President of Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners' Association (BEIOA) Abdur Razzaque said the expo, supported by the Ministry of Commerce and the World Bank-backed Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project will be held at Shaheed Abu Sayed International Convention Centre from February 2 to 4.

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman will attend the inaugural ceremony on February 2 as the chief guest.

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