State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak has said that a meta version or a virtual business presence platform is being introduced in Bangladesh to create trade opportunities.
Palak said many traders couldn't run their business directly which is why through this platform traders can trade or invest in Bangladesh from abroad without visiting the country.
He was speaking as the special guest at the "Digital Bangladesh IT Investment Summit" organised by the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority under the Department of ICT at the Trump Building in New York on Monday, said a press release Tuesday.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque was present as the chief guest at the conference.
Members of Parliament Aparajita Haque and Nahid Khan Nahid Khan, Chief Coordinator SDG Affairs of the Prime Minister's Office Zuena Aziz, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Chairman Sirajul Islam and Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Shahidul E Consul General Monirul Islam in New York were present as well.
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Managing Director Dr Bikarna Kumar Ghosh presided over the ceremony.
"Bangladesh will become the world's leading exporter of digital devices by 2031, we have already achieved Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 and in the last 13 years, employment of 20 lakh youth has been ensured in the ICT sector," Palak said.
"Under the direction of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister, we would create job opportunities for three million young people in the IT sector by 2025, 100 per cent e-services would be provided and the country would achieve a knowledge-based, progressive economy, innovative and smart Bangladesh by 2041," he added.
At the conference, expatriate Bangladeshi Bobby announced the investment of $15 million in Bangladesh's Hi-Tech Park.
