ICT Division

Bangladesh’s digital transformation roadmap draft: Key takeaways

Bangladesh’s ICT Division, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has released a draft version of the ‘National Digital Transformation Strategy’ on February 16, 2025.
18 February 2025, 11:02 AM

ICT’s YouTube, Facebook inactive as 'those were managed by Palak'

The ICT Division of Bangladesh is currently working to regain control of its official YouTube channel and Facebook page, which have been inactive since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government
27 August 2024, 09:07 AM

Inquiry committee to investigate complaints against five a2i officials

Muhammed Mehedi Hassan, additional secretary of the ICT Division, will chair the committee
20 August 2024, 12:12 PM

a2i Act: Gateway to kleptocracy and highway to oligarchy

The Agency to Innovate (a2i) bill was hurriedly passed on July 5
13 November 2023, 01:00 AM

ICT Division to build technology park in Dhaka

The Tk 160 crore park will be established on a 0.47-acre land
9 August 2023, 13:04 PM

Elon Musk's satellite company officials now in Dhaka

SpaceX's Starlink may sign a deal with ICT division
26 July 2023, 11:08 AM

‘Mujib Bhai’: A glimpse into Bangabandhu's diary

The premiere of “Mujib Bhai” took place at Shimanto Sambhar Cineplex, Dhanmondi on June 23.
23 June 2023, 10:16 AM

Two local startups win BDT 1 Crore of Govt's startup grant

The top 52 startups received BDT 7 crore in the 3rd iteration of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023,  organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division.
17 June 2023, 11:34 AM

Nagad becomes billion-dollar company in 3 years: Palak 

State minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said that Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, has grown into a billion-dollar company only in the first three years of its journey.
11 June 2023, 08:52 AM

Govt raises allocation for ICT Division by 23%

The allocation for the ICT Division may increase by Tk 452 crore to Tk 2,368 crore in the proposed budget for 2023-24 fiscal year.
1 June 2023, 10:00 AM

3rd edition of Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2023 gets underway

The opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023 was recently held at the BCC Auditorium, Agargaon, Dhaka.
28 March 2023, 12:57 PM

Shamsul Arefin joins ICT Division as secretary

Md Shamsul Arefin today joined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division as its secretary.
5 February 2023, 11:59 AM

45th ICPC World Finals to be held in Dhaka for the first time

This is the first time that Bangladesh is hosting the World Finals.
6 November 2022, 12:37 PM

Digital World 2022 to kick-off this December 

'Digital World 2022', one of the biggest events of the ICT sector of Bangladesh is going to kick off in December. In continuation of the previous years, this event will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) located in Agargaon Shere-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka on 8-11 December 2022.
27 October 2022, 11:56 AM

Gaming platform Hasina and Friends to be launched tomorrow

The ICT Division is set to launch the gaming platform “Hasina and Friends” tomorrow to enable users to learn about the environment, health, education and connectivity via interactive games and fun lessons.
27 September 2022, 10:11 AM

Another digital vision with many still unconnected

The government is gearing up to implement a new “Smart Bangladesh” vision by 2041 with the belief that a preceding “Digital Bangladesh” had been realised by 2021.
23 August 2022, 02:30 AM

ICT Division get increased allocation of Tk 274 crore

According to the budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, it has been proposed that Tk 1,917 crore will be allocated for the ICT Division.
9 June 2022, 12:24 PM

UNDP and ICT Division to launch cybersecurity awareness campaign

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh recently reached an agreement to launch a cybersecurity campaign for the youth and children in selected Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
2 May 2022, 10:50 AM

Palak for partnering with India to make Tripura a smart state, Bangladesh a smart country

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak has expressed his interest to work jointly with India as a knowledge partner to make Tripura a smart state alongside making Bangladesh a smart country.
29 April 2022, 14:29 PM