They also urged their Indian counterparts to assist Bangladesh in winning a larger share of the global IT business.
Bangladesh has a huge shortage of skilled IT professionals as the educational institutions in the country cannot produce the expected number of skilled people, said Mustafa Jabbar, president of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), the national association of ICT companies.
Read more: BD: IT leaders seek Indian support to train professionals
Practically, no government can work in the present day world without freedom of speech and freedom of the media as basic right of its citizens is to know the functions of the government. Today's world is more interconnected than ever before. Yet, for all its advantages, increased connectivity brings increased risk of high-tech crimes, including cyber-based terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions and cyber fraud since we are building our lives around our wired and wireless networks. Witnessing high trend of cyber crime, almost every country has some sort of laws against cyber crime or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. And there is nothing wrong in it, but the question is what should be in the law, how the law should be applied, or who should be identified as law breakers?
The Indian information technology (IT) industry wants to share its experience with Bangladesh to explore both-way potentials through bilateral partnership and cooperation.
To this effect, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) wants to set up a skill development institute in Bangladesh in collaboration with the Bangladesh government, S Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Eastern Region of CII said at a press conference on Saturday.
Read more: CII keen to set up skill development institute in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi ICT entrepreneurs Saturday sought training and business supports from their Indian counterparts for the betterment of the sector in Bangladesh.
They stressed the need for cooperation from the entrepreneurs of the neighbouring country, which is leading the ICT business globally, at a seminar on “ICT Development in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges” in Dhaka.
Read more: BD: ICT industry seeks support from Indian counterparts
The Bangladeshi embassy in UAE is outsourcing services as it struggles to meet demand while introducing passports with biometric data.
Five Bangladeshi typing centres, Janata Bank and Al Ansari Exchange have been enlisted to help as the embassy tries to replace the passports of 800,000 of its nationals in the UAE before an international deadline, according to Abu Dhabi-based The National.
Read more: Bangladesh mission to outsource passport services in the UAE