A three-day National Craft Show will begin on May 22 at Hotel Sonalgoal).

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is expected to inaugurate the show. Information and Commerce Minister Shamsul Islam will be present as special guest.

It is Ireing jointly organised by -the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and Bangla Craft.

. an association of handicraft manufacturers and exporters.

Talking to The Daily Star. S U Haider. President of Bangla Craft, said a national committee. headed by the EPB Vice

• Chairman Anisul Haque

Chowdhury is working to organise the show.

This is Ilie second time a national handicraft show Is going Io be held. The first show was held in 1986 at the same venue he. informed this correspond nt.

He said Hie show will be di vlded Into two parts. At the centre of the exhibition, all handier.ift Items made by Bangladesh will be displayed On the other hand, there will be abbut 20 stalls where various handicraft items will be put on display and also for sale. During the exhibition, the handicraft making process will

also lie demonstrated under "Handicraft worker on action programme, he added.

As the main objective of the show is to increase handicraft export from the country, for eign buyers also have been invited through our embassies, the Bangla Crab Chief and Vice Chairman of the national craft show organising committee said.

Among the items which will Ire put on display. jute handicrafts, hand made fabrics. leather goods, silk fabrics. Nakshi Kathas. jewellery, and artificial papers are main.