ABOUT BANGLADESH ICT SECTOR

“Digital Bangladesh” is an integral part of the government’s Vision 2021-which promises a prosperous and equitable middle-income Bangladesh by its golden jubilee of independence. Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has outlined Digital Bangladesh having four key priorities:

i) Developing human resources ready for the digital age;

ii) Connecting citizens in the ways most meaningful to them;

iii) Taking services to citizens’ doorsteps; and

iv) Making the private sector and market more productive and competitive through the use of digital technology.

ICT is the backbone of any digital initiative and it covers the vast area of information technology, communication technology and telecommunication technology. The country is successfully leveraging this rising penetration and has earned $1 billion in 2018 by exporting ICT products and services.

On top of these, the total number of Internet Subscribers has reached 93.70 million at the end of December 2019, can be seen as a consequential blessing of the recent progressive steps taken by the present government and the growing ICT sector.