Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the national trade association of software and IT services companies of Bangladesh organized its annual mega exposition -- BASIS SOFTEXPO 2008 from February 14-18, 2008. One of the major aims of the event is to present Bangladesh ICT market potentials to the local and international players in the field such as service providers, foreign investors, development agencies, policy makers and ICT Associations, etc.

This gala exposition was inaugurated by Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, the Honorable Chief Adviser, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 

Around 150 exhibitors from Bangladesh and abroad participated at the exposition. The exhibitors include multinational software vendors and ICT companies, international ICT associations, local software development houses, successful ICT projects initiated by multinational and local companies, Govt. departments and agencies implementing e-Governance projects, ICT training institutes and Universities. The number of visitors made a figure around 100,000 which included CEO/MDs from the corporate world, Government decision makers, CTO/CIOs, Academia, Business Leaders, media, ICT professionals, ICT users from all over the country, Students and Citizens from cross section of the society. Apart from showcasing of products and services by the exhibitors, a series of roundtables and seminars were held on this mega occasion.