India is keen to work with Bangladesh to take bilateral ties in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to the next level.
Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami stated this while holding a meeting with President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Russell T Ahmed at Baridhara in the capital on Wednesday.
At the meeting, Vikram K Doraiswami said, “We are very much interested in joining hands with Bangladesh to develop the human resource and young talent pool of its ICT sector.”
He also said, “India will contribute to help BASIS in creating a start-up ecosystem in Bangladesh.”
Russell T Ahmed said, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared ICT as ‘The Product of the Year’ for the year 2022. Aligning with that, BASIS has started work to excel the ICT industry further focusing on seven pillars: Making human resources future-proof; developing local industry; developing foreign markets; increasing access to capital and fiscal incentives; creating a thriving ecosystem for startups; formulating policies to help grow intangible assets and promoting the industry.”
Responding to that, the High Commissioner of India appreciated the initiatives of BASIS for taking forward Bangladesh ICT industry along with the government. He mentioned that, he is very keen to come forward in creating a bridge between Bangladesh and Indian ICT industries.
High Commission of India and BASIS together can consider organizing thematic seminars, webinars on Startup Ecosystem for disseminating the Indian ICT startup success stories. BASIS also invited Indian software companies to take part in the nest BASIS Softexpo.
The meeting was also attended by Commercial Officer of Indian High Commission Dr Pramyesh Basall, BASIS Senior Vice President Samira Zuberi Himika, BASIS Vice President (Administration) Abu Daud Khan, BASIS Director AKM Ahmedul Islam BABU, BASIS Joint Secretary Enamul Hafiz Latifee, BASIS Assistant Manager (Trade Facilitation) Nadia Tabassum, among others.
