A two-day insurance fair begins in Sylhet today with a view to promoting the insurance industry in the country, reports BSS.

The Insurance Develop-ment and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has organised the Insurance Fair 2017 at the gymnasium of the District Sports Council in the northeastern city.

IDRA member and treasurer of the fair organising committee Borhan Uddin Ahmed said this at a press conference at a hotel in the city this morning.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will inaugurate the fair at Kabi Nazrul auditorium in Sylhet at 10 am. Additional Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division Manik Chandra Dey will attend the inaugural session as the special guest.

Earlier, the IDRA will bring out a rally from the court point of Sylhet city at 9 am.

Besides, the two public insurance companies ---Jibon Bima Corporation and Sadaran Bima Corporation, a total of 30 non-government insurance companies will participate in the fair.

Of the 30 private insurance companies, 16 are life insurance companies and 14 non-life insurance companies. Insurance companies will settle claims of Tk 19 crore at the fair, said the IDRA member at the press conference.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave separate messages on the occasion of the insurance fair.