The company, which started its journey in 1993, is marketing three inkjet printers and one laser printer, from Singapore based Lexmark International Pte Ltd with one year warranty.

The CSL is also marketing two all in one (AIO) printers, which may be used as photocopier, printer, fax and scanner.

Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) President Sabur Khan, Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) President Akteruzzaman Manzu, and BCS Computer City President Ahmed Jewel Hasan were present at the launching ceremony.

Computer Source Ltd Chairman Md Maniruzzaman, Managing Director AHM Mahfuzul Arif, Country Manager, ASEAN/South Asia of Lexmark International Pte Ltd Tiang-Hin ANG, and Product Marketing Manager, Consumer Printer Division, ASEAN/South Asia of Lexmark International Paul Mansell were also present.

Welcoming Lexmark products in Bangladesh market BCS president urged the Lexmark officials to set up a manufacturing plant in Bangladesh.

CSL Managing Director AHM Mahfuzul Arif said his company is already marketing various world class computer accessories of companies like Intel, Maxtor, Seagate, Hynix, Philips, HP, Kingston, Fujitsu and Prolink.

Arif also declared that from now the company will also provide services in all the fourteen CSL master resellers located around the country.

He said total turn over of the company was Tk 110 crore in 2002.

According to Tiang-Hin ANG of Lexmark International, e-mail has increased the amount of printing by 40 per cent.

ANG said the growth rate of Lexmark International, which has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), was six per cent last year.

The prices of X 5150 and X 1150 AIO printers have been fixed at Tk 12,000 and Tk 9,000. The price of E 323 laser printer is fixed at Tk 20,100 and price of Z 605-inkjet printer is fixed at Tk 2,800.

Later the Lexmark officials distributed crests among master resellers, diamond partners and gold partners of the company.