The 40-day show organised by Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) was successful in attracting a large number of visitors. But all participants were not happy with sales.

"We spent Tk 1.80 lakh on the stall this year but we had a total sales of around Tk 5 lakh, which is much below the previous year's figure," said Mohammed Shahidul Islam, manager of Pride Saree Mini Pavilion.

A salesperson of a textile company said although they had a good number of visitors in the fair, their sales were below expectation.

Another participant said less participation by IT firms and unplanned allocation of stalls were responsible for poor sales.

However, Mahmudur Rahman, marketing manager of Bay Phones, a privately run wireless land phone operator, said, "We achieved our sales target in the fair."

Mohammed Raqib, fair in-charge of Otobi, said, "We received orders of around Tk 1 crore for our furniture products and are quite happy."

The fair began on February 14 to promote local products and explore newer markets.