Photo: Collected South Korea has expressed interest to work with Bangladesh to ensure a digital economy and cyber security. South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-Keun expressed the interest during a bilateral meeting with State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak at the ICT Tower in city’s
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“Fintech start-ups can provide a range of cost-effective digital financial services”
An interview with Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Robin, Joint Director at Bangladesh Bank Started his career journey as a journalist in the Daily Ittefaq, Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Robin showed his interest in reporting on the area of business, financial market and fintechs. Later in 2005, Dr. Robin joined the country’s Central Bank
BCC receives UN “World Summit on Information Society Award-2020”
The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of ICT Division of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has achieved one of the world's most prestigious awards in the field of information technology, the "World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Award-2020". The Bangladesh National Digital Architecture (BNDA) team of the BGD e-GOV
What are the key Tech Trends in a Post-COVID-19 World?
COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of digital readiness, which allows business and people’s life to continue as usual during pandemics. Building the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology will be essential for any business or country to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19
BSCIC officers need to be skilled in technology: Industries Secy
Industries Secretary KM Ali Azam yesterday called upon the officials and employees of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) to be skilled in in technology for sustainable and environment-friendly industrialization in the country. He said, "BSCIC officers and employees can play a leading role in achieving the goal of building
“Global e-commerce content production holds unbounded potential for Bangladesh in the BPO market”
An interview with Kowser Ahmed Nirob, CEO of CutOutWiz A young and enthusiastic entrepreneur Kowser Ahmed Nirob runs his own company named CutOutWiz which is an e-commerce content post-production company in the global marketplace and employs around 520 people. He recently spoke to Fintech and shared his insights on outsourcing work
Service providers can not avoid responsibility of misusing social media platforms: Hasan
Gov to establish ‘Centre of Excellence on Frontier Technologies’
"The government will establish ‘Centre of Excellence on Frontier Technologies’ in different educational institutes in the country very soon", said ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak. Its purpose is to prepare the young generation for the fourth industrial revolution, said he on July 22 at a ‘Digital Education Materials Distribution Ceremony’ for ensuring
‘Despite the pandemic, our target of $5 billion ITES export by 2023 is still possible’
President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Syed Almas Kabir has recently spoken to Fintech in a video interview. The BASIS president discussed the current situation of the industry and the economy that are undergoing the pandemic crisis. Here’s an excerpt of the interview Everyone is trying to cope
BMCCI for adopting fast-growing IT to overcome COVID-19 impact
BSS Bangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) yesterday called for providing special focus on fast-growing trends in information technology for cost efficiency and self-survival to overcome COVID-19 impact. The chamber made the call at the BMCCI Web Talk Series, Session-7, titled “RMG Industry Pre COVID and Post COVID”, powered