The five-day exhibition styled -- Infocom 2004 -- will be jointly organised by leading Indian business weekly Businessworld and NASSCOM, an apex trade body of India's software and services companies.

Urging Bangladeshi IT firms to take part in the fair, Organising Secretary of the exhibition DD Purokaystha said one of the objectives of the show is to enhance collaboration between Bangladesh and India in the field of ICT.

The exposition will also serve as a forum for policy makers and industry stalwarts to have dialogues on global business scenario and policy issues for boosting the sector in the region, Purokaystha said at a press conference in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Speaking at the function, President of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh Akhtaruzzaman Manju said Bangladesh should not be taken just as an IT market of India rather there should be a partnership between the two countries in the field.

President of Bangladesh Computer Samity SM Iqbal said a strong partnership and exchange of expertise with India would facilitate Bangladesh's growth in the sector.

Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council AM Chowdhury and President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services Sarwar Alam also spoke at the press conference.