Science and Information and Communications Technology Minister Moyeen Khan formally inaugurated the fair. Yusuf Abdullah Harun, advisor to Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was also present.

Companies including Transcom Group, Radio Today, Businessland, Daffodil Computers, Maestro (Pvt) Ltd, Access Telecom, Opsonin Pharmaceuticals Ltd and DNS Group are participating in the fair to recruit people.

Inpace Management Services Limited in association with SKYbd is organising the fair titled 'Skybd Job Fair 2006'. Channel i, the New Age, and the Samakal are the media partners of the fair.

The minister stressed the need for modern education to create adequate job opportunities for young people.

Kamrul Ahsan, managing director of Inpace Management Services Limited and M Shoeb Chowdhury, president and chief executive officer of SKYbd, were also present at the inaugural function.

The fair will remain open from 10am to 8pm today.

CHAOS IN THE FAIR
Meanwhile, a section of job seekers staged demonstrations against the organisers, alleging that the participants were not giving information on the number of positions.

The demonstrators chanted slogans and sought minister's intervention to stop the fair. They said the organisers do not offer sufficient positions as mentioned in leaflets.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police were called in to quell the demonstrations, which continued from 12 noon to 2:30pm.