The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has introduced 50 shuttle buses to carry passengers between Kuril and the venue of the 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), which will start on January 1.

The bus fare has been fixed at Tk 35 per passenger and the passengers will get 50 per cent discount if the fare is paid through bKash.

This year's trade fair will take place at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BBCFEC) at Purbachal in Dhaka, AHM Ahsan, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), told The Daily Star.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the month-long global fair, he said.

The entry fee of the fair will be Tk 40 for the adults and Tk 20 for the minors, he also said.

A total of 330 stalls and pavilions have been installed at the venue and some 20 stalls will be allocated for the foreign companies, the EPB chairman said.

The Export Promotion Bureau in collaboration with the commerce ministry so far organised 26 DITFs since 1995.

The venue of the DITF has been relocated to Purbachal from Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to ease traffic congestion during the fair.