Around 19 IT firms from Dhaka and Sylhet and three universities of Sylhet are showcasing various software, hardware, multimedia, internet and telecoms products and services at 30 stalls at the fair styled 'Sylhet IT Mela' at Hafiz Complex at Bandar Bazar.

The participating firms are offering discounts on their products at the show, which is open for all from 10am to 8pm without any entry fee.

Mobile phone operator CityCell is sponsoring the fair while development organisation Katalyst is supporting it.

Dr ABM Shahidul Islam, vice chancellor of Leading University in Sylhet, and AKM Fahim Mashroor, treasurer of BASIS, among others, were present at the opening ceremony of the fair.

Speakers at the inaugural session said the fair would be able to introduce modern IT products and services to the local students, IT users, corporate bodies, government and non-government organisations and the general people.