Former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury MP is expected to inaugurate the show styled 'ChiMexpo-2006' at Hotel Agrabad in the port city.

Triune Exhibition and Event Management Services is organising the exposition, which will remain open for all from 10am to 7.30pm everyday without any entry fee, says a press release.

Twenty healthcare providers and related companies from four countries, including host Bangladesh, will take part in the show.

The participants include Parkway Healthcare Information Centre, National Healthcare Group, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore Health Services and Raffles Hospital of Singapore, Bangkok Hospital, Bumrungrad Hospital of Thailand, Thakur Pukur Cancer Hospital, Woodlands Medical Centre, Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre, Wockhardt Hospitals, BM Birla Heart Research Centre and Calcutta Medical Research Institute of India, and Otobi Ltd, Labaid Cardiac Hospital, Brac Bank, Navana Furniture, Softalk Online, Dalla Medical Centre and Bangladesh Medical Directory.

Seminars on 'Cancer Issues' and 'Infertility Management' will be held on the sidelines of the show while there will be a patient testimonial session organised by Singapore's healthcare providers.