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.

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

Inquiry committee to investigate complaints against five a2i officials

Muhammed Mehedi Hassan, additional secretary of the ICT Division, will chair the committee

a2i Act: Gateway to kleptocracy and highway to oligarchy

The Agency to Innovate (a2i) bill was hurriedly passed on July 5

ICT Division to build technology park in Dhaka

The Tk 160 crore park will be established on a 0.47-acre land

Elon Musk's satellite company officials now in Dhaka

SpaceX's Starlink may sign a deal with ICT division

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

The premiere of “Mujib Bhai” took place at Shimanto Sambhar Cineplex, Dhanmondi on June 23.

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.

April 11, 2022
April 11, 2022

Should Bangladesh be sleeping on crypto?

If Bitcoin is indeed a commodity, why does the Bangladesh Bank have overlying regulations on how it can be managed?

December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

Socially distanced Digital World 2020 begins

Country's biggest technology expo Digital World 2020, co-organised by Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and Department of ICT (DoICT) of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and IT, was inaugurated by the President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday.

June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020

ICT Division, Facebook and Bloodman join forces to save lives

The Information and Communication Technology Division has partnered with Facebook and a local blood bank -- Bloodman Bangladesh -- to promote the use of technology for better access to safe blood to save lives.

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

ICT division to give ID card to freelancers

ICT division and Bangladesh Freelancer Development Society has taken an initiative to create database of the country’s freelancers and provide them a digital card, called as ‘Free ID’ which they can use for banking activity and other formal uses.

June 17, 2017
June 17, 2017

ICT division website restored

The official website of Information Communication Technology (ICT) division of Bangladesh government is restored, hours after it is hacked by unidentified hackers.

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

All govt services in ‘2041’

The government is set to introduce a short code of ‘2041’ to offer all the government services under a single platform.

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