Participants at Cyber Fair 2006 at Bhasani Novo Theatre are offering attractive discounts on their products and services as the five-day fair has started gaining pace.
Web solution and e-commerce house 'Web Bangladesh’, one of 58 local organisations participating in the fair, offers 50 percent discount on website hosting at Tk 3,499.
Besides domain name, this offer also includes home page design, its officials said.
www. deshilove.com, a local matchmaking site, has announced special benefits for its new members.
"Visitors especially young people are showing interest in our offer", Nazmul Shohel, an official of the site, said.
Maisha Technology, a broadband service provider, is giving special discount on connection fee including free servicing for the first month.
At the Intel Gaming Zone on ground floor, visitors can participate in free gaming competition. Teenagers were seen flocking to the gaming zone.
At the browsing zone, equipped with 100 computers, visitors can browse for 20 minutes without any charge.
Scheduled to conclude on Sunday, the fair is open to visitors from 10:00am to 9:00pm daily with Tk 10 entry fee.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology, Cyber Café Owners' Association of Bangladesh (CCOAB) is organizing the fair.
Eastern Bank Ltd is the co-sponsor of the fair while Skybd, an internet service provider, is the official ISP. The Daily Star, the Jugantor and Channel-i are the media partners of the fair while Pepsi Bangladesh is the official drink.
