Science and ICT Adviser Tapan Chowdhury is scheduled to inaugurate the show, which will be participated by 125 local ICT (information and communication technology) companies.

The fair is being organised as part of the regular yearly event of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), said President of the association Sarwar Alam at a press conference in the capital yesterday.

Open for all between 10am and 8pm everyday with an entry fee of Tk20, the event will showcase software, IT solutions and services, multimedia and animation, e-commerce and job portals, internet and data communication services, telecoms services, and high-end hardware, Alam said.

On the sidelines of the fair, 12 seminars and roundtables, participated by IT specialists, will be organised while BASIS will give 'Best IT Award 2007' on the last day of the show. Industries Adviser Geeteara Safiya Choudhury is expected to be present at the award giving ceremony.

Cellphone operator AKTEL is the main sponsor of the event while Microsoft Bangladesh and Business Promotion Council of commerce ministry are the co-sponsors. The Daily Star, Channel i and Radio Today are the media partners.

Treasurer of BASIS Fahim Mashroor and senior officials of AKTEL, among others, spoke at the press conference.