The 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) started in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka on 1st January 2009, to showcase local and foreign products and support trade between Bangladesh and other countries. The grand annual fair, jointly organized by the Bangladesh's Ministry of Commerce and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), aimed to introduce the country's local traders with foreign technologies.

The EPB Vice Chairman, Md Shahab Ullah said that a total of 467 organizations from both Bangladesh and 13 other countries including China, India and Japan are taking part in the fair. He further said the exhibition will showcase a wide range of local and foreign products, including machinery and equipment, agriculture and gardening materials, carpets, chemicals and allied products, cosmetics, dairy products, electrical and electronic items.

Director General of the EPB Khalilur Rahman said, "they were expecting to receive orders for export of goods worth about 500 million taka (about 7 million U.S. dollars) from the fair". Bangladesh’s President, Lajuddin Ahmed said, "The fair gives ample opportunities to compare and evaluate our domestic products with international ones in terms of quality and price”. He added, “The DITF has been playing an important role in boosting the country's trade and wooing foreign investment since its inception”.

During the 13th Dhaka International Trade Fair, Bangladesh's manufacturers received about       300 million taka (about 4.3 million U.S. dollars) spot orders for export, 15% higher than that of  previous fair.