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The ICT industry is a relatively new sector in the country's economy. Though it is yet to make tangible contributions in the national economy, it is an important growth industry. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) was established in 1997 as the national trade body for software and IT service industry ...
On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). [12] [13] Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997 during a special Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the Group was renamed 'BIMST-EC' (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation).
The Department of Information and Communication Technology was established on 1 July 2013 as part of the Bangladesh Awami League governments digital Bangladesh policy under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. [1] [2] The department plans to establish computer labs in all schools across Bangladesh. [3]
The Internet in Bangladesh has witnessed significant growth despite facing many constraints in expanding Internet access and use, development of the Internet and Information Technology are high government priorities. In March 2021, Internet users in Bangladesh increased to 116 million.
In April 2018, BASIS started the Commonwealth-SheTrades initiative, with funding from the UK Department for International Development. [7] In May 2018, the BASIS website was hacked by a Myanmar hacking group. [8] According to Al Jazeera in 2018, BASIS is "the biggest umbrella organization representing the country's IT sector."
The first award was given on 12 December 2017, [4] on the first 'Information and Communication Technology Day'. [5] The Government of Bangladesh provides the National Information and Communication Technology Awards to individuals and organizations for significant contributions to the development and development of the ICT industry.
It was initially known as the National Computer Committee (NCC) in 1983 and transformed into the Bangladesh Computer Council through Act No. 9 of the National Parliament in 1990. [1] Since its inception, the BCC has been an important advocate for the country's technological development, specifically in information and communications technology (ICT
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