Laptop fair begin in Dhaka

A three-day laptop fair will begin on Wednesday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. Top brands such as HP, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hasee, Gigabyte, Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Great Wall, BenQ and Apple will be on display at the show styled 'Zoom Laptop Fair 2010 '. The fair will remain open from 10 am to 8 pm on Wednesday and Thursday and from 10 am to 9 pm on Friday, said Sultan Mahmud, spokesman of the organiser, Maker Communication, at a press conference yesterday. A total of 15 pavilions and five stalls will be at the show with an entry fee of Tk 20 each person. A part of the money generated from ticket sales will be donated to the cold-hit people and another part will be used for education of the street children, Mahmud said. He said around 3 ,000 laptops were sold at the last year's fair, and they hope to sell more than 5 ,000 units this time. The growth in sales is a sign of how laptops are gradually taking over desktop computers in Bangladesh, Mahmud added. Mobile phone operator Citycell is the title sponsor of the exposition, while Acer, Asus, HP and Lenovo are the co-sponsors. A raffle draw and a quiz will be held on the sidelines of the fair. Bdjobs.com is the online partner, Radio ABC is the radio partner and bdnews24. com is the news partner of the event.