CityIT fair ends tomorrow
The 8th annual 'City IT' fair, one of the biggest information technology showcase of the country, is going to come to an end tomorrow.
The fair got off to a smooth beginning on February 26 and drew a massive turnout despite having started amid the bloodshed at the headquarters of Bangladesh Rifles that shook up the nation.
Organisers feared that their efforts might go in vain due to the mutiny, which was proved wrong by the technology lovers of the country.
The fair was scheduled to wrap up today but the huge turnout compelled the organisers to bring down the curtain on the event one day later.
Official sponsors of the fair are Acer, Asus, Brother, Samsung and Transcend.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan inaugurated the fair. State Minister for Science and Information and Communication Technology Yafes Osman, Anisul Haque, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mostafa Jabbar, president of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCS), were also present at the inaugural ceremony.
The most attractive part of this year's fair is the front compound looking like Labag Fort that keeps the completion of 400 years of Dhaka city in focus.
This year the organisers decided to honour one language movement veteran and one Liberation War sector commander during the fair.
In addition to them, three other distinguished personalities will be awarded 'Lifetime Achievement' honour for their outstanding contribution to the ICT Sector.
There will also be an art competition for children and a knockout debate competition to be participated by 8 university teams.
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