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Bangladeshi Software Companies - Industry Overview 
  • The Software Industry in Bangladesh in the context of its Links to The Netherlands
    This report by Paul Tjia, GPI Consultancy of Holland, is a good current overview of the Bangladesh software industry. The complete volume of the document can be found at http://www.ejisdc.org/ Volume 13


  • The EB2000 Country Report
    This report Software Companies of Bangladesh give another some-what dated overview of some of the software companies in Bangladesh.


  • Current Status of Information and Communication Technology in Bangladesh, Myth - Vs Fact
    This report by Sayeed Rahman from the Governor's Office for Technology, KY at AABEA Biennial Convention-2002 Washington DC 12th October, 2002 is also a good overview.


  • SDNP Bangladesh Review
    This is an overall status of Information Technology in Bangladesh


    • Investment Opportunities in IT in Bangladesh 

    This Board of Investment page of the Government of Bangladesh outlines why you should invest in the IT sector in Bangladesh. Rich statistics on this site makes the case for investing in Bangladesh in general.

    The following report by the US Embassy in Bangladesh outlines Leading Sectors for U.S. exports and investment in Bangladesh.

    Articles by Dr.Yunus - Founder of Grameen Bank 

  • A national strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction
  • IT can be Bangladesh's Super Highway to Prosperity
    Key-note Address Delivered at the Tech-Transfer 2000, North America Conference
  • Bangladesh 2010 - Speech given on 15th. Oct 1999 at Asiatic Society


    • Other Articles and Reports on ICT and Bangladesh
    Draft report on E-Readiness and Need Assessment submitted to the infoDev,
    World Bank on behalf of Content Team of Bangladesh Gateway.
    Compiled and Edited by Dr. M. Hakikur Rahman, Content Coordinator, Bangladesh Gateway;
    Supported by the Content Team, Bangladesh Gateway and SDNP Bangladesh.
     
    Special Government policies for IT industry in Bangladesh
     
     Internet in Bangladesh: A Millennium Perspective
    by: Hakikur Rahman, Bangladesh
    Nepal IT Conference : Jan 27 - 28, 2001, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Categories and Topic Areas: IT in developing countries- the SAARC experience.
     
    Report on Export of Computer Software from Bangladesh Problems and Prospects
    Prepared by    : The committee formed by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh
     
     Information Technology in Bangladesh
    Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Professor of Civil Engineering, BUET
     
    Local Organizations, Associations & Companies
  • Internet Service Providers in Bangladesh
  • Cyber Cafe
  • List of IT Companies in Bangladesh
  • Computer Vendors
  • Bangladesh Computer Council
  • Bangladesh Software Developers

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     Why Bangladesh?  
  • Over 100 High Quality Information Technology Solution Providers
  • Many of these companies with Offshore development experience
  • Over 20 years of complex software development experience
  • About 2500 Bangladeshi NRB(Non Resident Bangladeshi) IT professionals employed in North America
  • 4529 ICT related graduates produced every year now from Public and Private Universities.
  • High level of Government support to the ICT Industry
  • High level of proficiency in English - Taught in schools from an early age
  • A substantial number of educated unemployed youth force, with ability to read and write English
  • A large number of Bangladeshi students are studying overseas in Computer related subjects, specially in India. Bangladesh offers a very attractive cost-effective wage level for Programmers, about half of India.
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     Bangladesh and ICT  

    Bangladesh is renowned for its innovative contributions to the world in the area of poverty alleviation, such as, microcredit, and innovative uses of IT, such as cellular telephony in the rural areas. It is a thriving democracy, with high levels of female education, and a young population.

    ICT plays an indispensable role in promoting openness, accessibility, accountability, connectivity, democracy and decentralization- all the "soft" qualities so essential for effective social, economic, and political development.The up-and-coming ICT companies of Bangladesh are contributing towards these needs.  

    Bangladesh needs the capacity to network with people, ideas and initiatives. This is as critical and fundamental to nation building as water, agriculture, health and housing. By providing world-class IT solutions world-wide, Bangladeshi ICT companies are also well-positioned to help the country by utilizing some of the same technology.

     Recent Developments  

    Grameen Phone launch Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) service on July1st, 2001 and Short Message Service. Anyone can send short message to Grameen Phone via web. Try http://www.icq.com/ 

    Ministry of Science and Technology has been renamed on April 2002 as "Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology " 

    BTRC (Bangladesh Telephone Regulatory Commission) was set up in Jan, 2002 v VOIP ( Voice Over Internet Protocol) to be legalized by March 2003, about 23 Companies are operating illegally,and Government is not getting any revenue out of it, it need to be legalized ASAP, since India, and many other countries already legalized it. 

    Government will break the Monopoly on Fixed Lines (BTTB) by June 2003 

    Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund is being introduced http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/about/dept/eefu/eefu.html
         
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