To position Bangladesh as a leader in AI innovation, substantial investments in AI research and development (R&D) are crucial.

We need to strike a balance between fostering innovation and safeguarding fundamental rights.

Are these incidents of data breach and data leaks not contradictory to the very image of the smart, digital, developed Bangladesh that they are desperately trying to portray or advertise?

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said Bangladesh is getting success rapidly in ICT sector as the government is working to transform the country into a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041

The government is planning to launch ‘Saathi’, a Bangladeshi virtual AI assistant app, according to an official press release. 

In the throes of a digital renaissance, Bangladesh, steered by the government's Digital Bangladesh initiative, has achieved a remarkable technological evolution. The nation has seen an uptick in internet connectivity, digital financial services, e-education, and e-commerce, with an entrepreneur-driven surge.

It needs to recognise both the challenges and the opportunities.

In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.

Failure to protect sensitive NID data shows government incompetence

As a growing economy that needs to adopt clean technology, Bangladesh requires coordinated efforts and proper policy support to achieve net zero by 2050, said experts yesterday. 

Bangladesh Bank has raised the fund for the digital refinance scheme to Tk 500 crore from Tk 100 crore, dedicated for disbursement of “digital nano loan” among marginalised people.

Is this what Digital Bangladesh should look like?

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.

Quality education is a requirement for “Smart Bangladesh,” and it will be an irremediable loss if the country fails to educate its young generation in order to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend that will slip away in the 2030s.

Over 50 companies showcased futuristic services and highlighted ground-breaking technologies

The budget is only an account of the government's income and expenditure, one can’t expect it to make any fundamental changes to the economic structure.

The government has to invest in good education; a meagre two percent of the nation’s GDP is not going to create a "Smart Bangladesh."

During the recent Bangladesh Business Summit, it was clear that the next era of growth will come from a collective and collaborative effort. Today, Bangladesh is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and is proudly building up to the trillion-dollar journey ahead.

Digital transformation holds immense potential for accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment.

PM’s Adviser Salman F Rahman says