Commerce and Water Resources Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is scheduled to inaugurate the '3rd Asian Women Entrepreneur Eid Fair 2006'.

Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh (Weab) and Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka are jointly organising the event with Bank Alfalah Limited being the lead sponsor and JOBS Bangladesh the supporter.

Women entrepreneurs from India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, Bangladesh and other Asian countries will display their products including gift items, clothes and handicrafts, organisers told a press conference in Dhaka yesterday.

The fair will also provide a unique opportunity for women entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and develop joint market strategies, said Weab President Nasreen Awal Mintoo.

The organisers said some 65 stalls will be set up at the fair, which will remain open from 11am to 10pm everyday until October 6. The entry ticket price has been fixed at Tk 10 a person.

On the sidelines of the fair, three seminars titled 'Fair Participation and Marketing', 'Finance and Managing Growth', and 'Promoting Regional Women Entrepreneurship' will be held.

Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Alamgir Babar, Bank Alfalah Country Head Majedur Rahman and JOBS Bangladesh Deputy Director Erika C Hoffman Kiess were also present at the press briefing.