The five-day SOFTEXPO-2010 will be kicked off on Feb 10 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the lone organization to promote the country’s booming software industry, is organizing the biggest software exposition with the theme of “Digital Bangladesh in Action”.
BASIS is expecting more than 200 exhibitors from home and abroad to participate at this mega exposition. The targeted exhibitors include multinational software vendors and ICT companies, international ICT associations, local software development companies, successful ICT projects initiated by multinational and local companies, govt. departments and agencies implementing e-Governance projects, ICT training institutes and universities among others. The number of projected visitors in BASIS SoftExpo 2010 is expected to be around 200,000 which will include CEO/MD/ CTO/CIOs from the corporate world, government decision makers, academia, business leaders, print and electronic media personnel, ICT professionals, ICT users from all over the country and abroad, students and citizens from cross sections of the society. Apart from showcasing of products and services by the exhibitors, a series of workshops and seminars will also be organized during the expo on various issues

BASIS SoftExpo- the annual mega exposition of the country’s software and Information Technology, is poised to become a major IT event of the South Asian region within a few years, organizers of the event said Saturday.

“The yearly expo has expanded its range and capacity over the decade and now attracting a number of participants from abroad regularly”, President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Habibullah N Karim said at a press conference in the city.

“Although, the main focus of this software exposition is the promotion of our homegrown companies to the local market, our aim is to turn it into a major regional IT event after hosting two or three more such occasions”, he added.

The remark came days before the upcoming BASIS SoftExpo 2010 which would take place in the city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center from the next Wednesday (February 10).

.Speaking on the occasion, MA Mubin said they have given special emphasis on ‘Vision-2021′ aimed at supplementing the government’s efforts of turning Bangladesh into a digital country within the stipulated time.

Over 200 local and international companies with around five lakh visitors are expected to participate in the SOFTEXPO, he said adding that the event will create a wide scope for interaction among software providers, buyers, IT users, professionals, media, policy makers, development partners, students and the society people.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is expected to inaugurate the event, the BASIS authority said, while Commerce Minister Faruk Khan and State Minister for Science and ICT Yeafesh Osman would also be present at the opening ceremony.

Highlighting the growth potential of software and ITES in Bangladesh, Habibullah Karim said, “The market size of the country’s software industry which is currently Tk. 10 billion is set to grow to almost Tk. 50 billion within the next three to four years”.

“At the same time, the export from software and ITES which is presently amounted to US$ 33 million, could reach US$ 500 million within five years”, he added.

This year’s SoftExpo would have special focus on attracting top level executives like chief executive officers, chief financial officers and chief technical officers from various local and multinational companies, the organizers said. The theme of the expo for this year is “Digital Bangladesh in Action”.

“IT and telecommunication industry is quintessentially integrated with each other as the mobile handsets have to use a range of software for their value added services and other applications”, said Mamun Hashmee, Additional General Manager of Grameenphone, platinum sponsor of the event.

“The market for cell phones’ value added services in Bangladesh currently amounts to Tk. 500 million, most of which is shared by the local software companies and it is poised to grow into Tk. 3 billion within five years”, he added.

M Rezaul Hasan, Chief Executive Officer of Reve System, the gold sponsor of the event and Mubin Khan, Director of BASIS also spoke on the occasion.

The price of the entry ticket for this year’s expo is Tk. 20.00. However, students will be able to enter the fair venue free of cost from 10 am to 5 pm and tickets can also be bought through mobile SMS from any Grameenphone number.

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Amar Ekushey Boi Mela -2010started .Prime minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the role of books in a nation’s development as she inaugurated the Bangla Academy’s annual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela on Monday.

She urged everyone to buy and read books, highlighting their importance in human endeavours. “The link between culture and education is a necessity for development of humanity. And books play the most important role for establishing this link.”

The prime minister requested publishers to support the works of new, young writers as well as established authors. She also assured all assistance to develop Bangla Academy into “the pride of the nation”.

She said Bangla should be made an official UN language. “Currently six languages are used for official work in the United Nations. The government is now working to include Bangla in that list. I myself address the UN in Bangla,” Hasina said.

On the long-proposed International Mother Language Institute, she said: “We took steps to construct the institute when we last formed government in 1996. The then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan laid the foundation stone of the institute.”

Hasina condemned opposition BNP for halting the work, saying, “They do not understand the real value of their mother language.”

Work had resumed on the institute under the current government, the prime minister said. “We are hoping to finish it by this month.”

She said the world-class institute will carry out research on minority languages around the globe, and create a database on endangered languages.

Hasina repeated the AL government’s pledge during their last tenure to create a cultural belt encompassing Bangla Academy, Suhrawardi Udyan and Dhaka University.

‘PRIDE OF THE NATION’

She said, “This academy has to be made the pride of the nation. For that we want dedicated workers, researchers and officials. We will provide all sort of assistance for this. There will be no shortage of funds.”

Bangla Academy director general Shamsuzzaman Khan presented a vision to make the academy a “true research organisation for Bangla language and literature”.

He said, “Until now, the academy has only published educational books. We want to move on from this and start publishing research books. We are requesting the prime minister for financial assistance for this.”

Khan said the academy had also taken steps to publish an authentic Bangla grammar book. “At present, a mixture of English and Sanskrit grammar is followed. The irregularities of the language will be eradicated once a proper Bangla grammar is established.”

The inauguration was presided over by National Professor Kabir Chowdhury and attended by culture minister Abul Kalam Azad and culture state minister Promodkumar Mankin amongst others.

After her inaugural address, Hasina opened the Language Movement Museum at the academy premises, and went on to visit stalls of the month-long fair.

This year’s book fair will see 366 organisations hosting a total of 505 stalls including 26 stalls for little magazines. Of them, around 100 stalls are set up on the street outside the Bangla Academy premises.

The director general of the academy said that there will be space for small publishing houses and individuals at the stall of the Jatiya Gronthokendro.

He also said the academy has formed a task force to keep the fairground, divided into nine sections named after language martyrs, writers and poets, free of illegal publications
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The fair management committee has completed all necessary preparations, including allocation of stalls and security measures.

The fair venue was seen very busy Sunday as the publishing houses were taking the last-minute preparations. They were working round the clock to make the fair a success.
In the fair, a total of 505 stalls have been distributed among 356 institutions. As well as the publication houses, several voluntary organisations, government and non-government organisations and media houses are participating in the fair.

The fair will remain open from 3:00pm to 9:00pm daily without holidays till February 28. On holidays the gate will open at 11:00am and close at 9:00pm.

On February 21, the International Mother Language Day, the fair will open at 8:00am and continue till 10:00pm.

Book lovers will get 25 percent concession on the books published by the publishers and organisations while Bangla Academy will provide 30 percent concession on its own books.

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Different spots of the premises have been named after Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Dhirendranath Dutta, Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad and Begum Rokeya.

The corners for children and little magazine have been named after poet Sufia Kamal and writer Somen Chanda respectively

To introduce housing product The fourth version of REHAB Fair Chittagong 2010 is being organised by the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh at Chittagong Club.

ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, chairman of the parliamentary committee on housing and public works ministry, Nasrul Hamid, member of the committee, was present as the chief and special guests respectively,
A total of 94 real estate companies and building material suppliers and three financial institutions will take part in the fair. Jamshed Hasan, convener of the fair and chairman of REHAB’s Chittagong chapter, read out a written statement at the conference.

A total of 637 REHAB members are now working to solve the housing problems in the country by building planned urban areas, considering the increasing population, he said.

Abdur Rahim Khan, REHAB vice president, Murad Iqbal Chowdhury, fair standing committee chairman, Jahid Hossain, press and media committee chairman, and Md Shamsul Alam, REHAB joint convener, were also present.

A total of 14 firms are cosponsoring the fair: Amin Mohammad Foundation, Asain Land Development, Bio Properties, Building Technologist and Ideas, Chowdhury Modern City, Concord Real Estate and Building Products, Equity Property Management, Jumaira Holdings, Mishmak Development, Navana Real Estate, Sagufta NM Housing, Sanmar Properties, Subasati Properties and Trust Alliance Technologies.

Organisers said the fair would be open to all from 10am to 8pm on the last two days, while people will be able to visit on the first day from 3pm, after the inaugural ceremony.

The entry fee for a single visit has been fixed at Tk 50 and Tk 100.
At the 2nd day of the fair visitors comment that the asking price of Apartments are really high,they also comment about they entry fee should maximum 20 tk.Same time they appriciated the initiative saying ‘ this type of fair really to learn about housing,,,choosing option to get best.

Rehab Fair 2010 Comparison

Bangladesh confirmed participation contract with the organizer to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo .

Commissioner General of Bangladesh’s section in the expo Annisul Huq, also President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and visiting Deputy Director of International Participants Department, Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, Zhou Xianqiang, signed the contract on behalf of the two sides respectively.

China is our good friend and one of the biggest trade partners… We hope through participation the bilateral relations and trade between the two countries, as well as our relations with other countries, will be further strengthened..

2010 Shanghai World Expo -

Emblem :The emblem, depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind.

Mascot :Created from a Chinese character meaning people, the mascot “Haibao” embodies the character of Chinese culture

Duration: May 1 to Oct 31, 2010
Expected Visitors: 70 million
Expected Participants : 200

Theme : The theme of Expo 2010 is “Better City, Better Life,” representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living in future urban environments.

more http://en.expo2010china.com/

The main export market of Bangladesh is Garments Manufacturing and stiching,The graments and textile infrustucture of Bangladesh grown up with a better infrustucture.Bangladesh now is one of the best garments sourcing platform. To introduce more presentably BTMA organised DTG 2010.

BTMA,Chairman Mr MA Awal urged the goverment to take some interim steps to boost the textile sector through capacity building to compete with India and Pakistan. To make the textile sector more vibrant, the association, demanded loan facilities for the entrepreneurs, based on bank-client relationship and fixation of bank interest to a maximum of seven percent.
Riding on the resounding success of DHAKA TEXTILE & GARMENT 2009, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and ES EVENT MANAGEMENT SDN BHD. announce the holding of The 7th DHAKA TEXTILE & GARMENT 2010 (DTG 2010) with the ultimate aim to offer an ideal platform to demonstrate new products and exploit business opportunities.

The event is designed to be the trendsetter for the industry player to showcase new technology, state-of-the-art equipments, materials and services, as well as an excellent avenue for international suppliers and visitors to expand business to the lucrative market and accelerate Bangladeshi technological advances that will impart effective quality, high speed and competitive cost to gain that all important edge in textile & garments industry.

Venue: Bangladesh-China Friedship Conference Center, Dhaka Date: Feb. 2- 5, 2010
Time: 12:00 – 20:00 Daily

Ekusay Boi Mela Chittagong :- Book is the mirror of Nations Nationalily.The young generations can learn about their identity from books, which contain the true history of a nation, said shipping minister Afsarul Amin inaugurating the port city’s Ekushey Boi Mela on Saturday.

We need a nation of  real literate ,Divert the population problem to population power,no alternative to bring up a knowledgeful nation. The knowledge, cuture ,thought of origin can be achived by reading book.,on a statatics it is found that our reading habit is not upto the mark. The EKUSAY BOI MELA will affect to develop the redading habit is hope.