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National Information And Communication Technology Awards
National Information and Communication Technology Awards ( bn, জাতীয় তথ্য ও যোগাযোগ প্রযুক্তি পুরস্কার) is the only state and highest prize in the Information and Communication Technology sector of Bangladesh. The award is being given since 2017. History The first award was given on 12 December 2017, on the first 'Information and Communication Technology Day'. The Government of Bangladesh provides the National Information and Communication Technology Awards to individuals and organizations for significant contributions to the development and development of the ICT industry. The winners are awarded crests as prizes. Before that on 2016 National ICT awards given at Digital World program by the government. Awards by year 2017 Nine individuals and six organizations received awards in 2017: * Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, (lifetime achievement) * Annisul Huq, special honor (posthumous) * Abul Kalam Azad, (health category) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Posts, Telecommunications And Information Technology
The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology ( bn, ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্য প্রযুক্তি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government ministry. It contains two divisions: * Posts and Telecommunications Division *Information and Communication Technology Division It was formed on 10 February 2014, following the general election in January 2014. History Following the 2001 general election, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) was renamed on 18 September 2002 to become the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology. To give more thrust for ICT sector the Information & Communication Technology Division was separated from Science and Technology ministry and it has upgraded as Ministry of Information & Communication Technology on 4 December 2011. The change is the evidence of understanding of the importance of ICT from the highest policy lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information And Communication Technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable users to access, store, transmit, understand and manipulate information. ICT is also used to refer to the convergence of audiovisuals and telephone networks with computer networks through a single cabling or link system. There are large economic incentives to merge the telephone networks with the computer network system using a single unified system of cabling, signal distribution, and management. ICT is an umbrella term that includes any communication device, encompassing radio, television, cell phones, computer and network hardware, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and appliances with them such as video conferencing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal ( bn, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল; ; born 23 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist & former professor of computer science and engineering and former head of the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). He achieved his PhD from University of Washington. After working 18 years as a scientist at California Institute of Technology and Bell Communications Research, he returned to Bangladesh and joined Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a professor of Computer Science and Engineering . He retired from his teaching profession in October, 2018. He is considered as one of Bangladesh's top science fiction writer. Early life and education Muhammed Zafar Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet of the then East Pakistan. His father, Faizur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer who was killed in the Liberation War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annisul Huq
Annisul Huq (27 September 1952 – 30 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi Entrepreneur, television show host and the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation. Early life and education He was born on 27 September 1952, Sonapur at Sonagazi in Noakhali to Shariful Huq and Rowshan Ara Huq. He passed SSC from Dinajpur Zilla School in 1970 and intermediate from Govt Science College. He completed his bachelor's degree from the University of Rajshahi and had a master's in economics from the University of Chittagong. His father was an official of the Bangladesh Ansar. Career Television Huq was a regular host on Bangladesh Television in the early 1980s. He had hosted interviews with politically significant personalities. Business Huq established his own business, Mohammadi Group in 1986 and had been the chairperson of the company before his death. As of 2007, the group had 7,000 employees in the textile and garments sector. The conglomerate is also involved in real estate, IT, a pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Abdul Aziz (Bangladesh)
Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1929 – 8 April 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Minister of Information An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters; it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given to ... from April 1973 to September 1973. Early life Aziz was born in 1929 in Teligati, Morelganj Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Bengal, British India. He completed his B.A. at Calcutta University and then his M.A. and law degree at Dhaka University. Career Aziz was a founding member of Awami League and a close associate of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a key leader of the Mujibnagar government during the Bangladesh Liberation war and worked as a liaison officer. He was the Minister of communication, agriculture, and post and telecommunication in the first cabinet of Bangladesh. He was imprisoned after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Bank
The City Bank Limited is a Bangladeshi private commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka. The bank provides products and services in retail banking, corporate finance, SME Banking, women banking, digital banking, asset management, equity brokerage, and security. It has 132 branches. The bank is a licensee to issue Visa and MasterCard Debit and Credit Cards and it is the sole licensee of American Express Cards in Bangladesh. The bank is a real-time online bank, having its branches, SME/Agri branches spread across Bangladesh along with a full-fledged Islami Banking branch. The managing director and CEO of the bank is Mashrur Arefin. City Bank has gone international establishing 10 branches and 1 representative office in Malaysia in 2013 and one subsidiary office in Hong Kong in 2019. International Finance Corporation solely has invested BDT 1.31 billion, attaining a 5% share of City Bank. History It is a first-generation private commercial bank and it is one of the oldest commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahjalal University Of Science And Technology
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is a Public university, public research university, research based university in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the List of universities in Bangladesh#Public universities, 8th oldest university of the country and the first university to adopt American credit system. The university is known for its pioneering research and education in the physical sciences and engineering. In 2016, SUST ranked as the top research university in Bangladesh (610th in the world) by SCImago Institutions Rankings, Scopus-SCImago institution ranking. In 2017, the university had highest research expenditure among all universities in Bangladesh. Following the success of SUST, twelve more Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM List of universities in Bangladesh#Science and Technology universities, universities have been established in the country by the Government of Bangladesh. History Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Agricultural Extension
Department of Agricultural Extension ( bn, কৃষি সম্প্রসারণ অধিদপ্তর) is a government department responsible for agricultural research in Bangladesh. It is located in Dhaka. History The Agriculture Directorate (Extension and Management) and Jute directorate were established in 1975 by the government of Bangladesh. The Department of Agricultural Extension was formed in 1982 through the merger of Agriculture Directorate (Extension and Management), Jute Directorate, Plant Protection Directorate, Horticulture Board, Tobacco Development Board, and Central Extension Resource and Development Institute (CERDI). The department carried out Training and Visit programs to train farmers till 1990 and then adapted group training. The government of Bangladesh adapted the New Agriculture Extension Policy (NAEP) in 1996 to plan the activities of the department. It is under the Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka North City Corporation
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation was created as an autonomous body that governs 54 northern wards of Dhaka to better manage local services, but has since added new areas. It is one of two municipal corporations in Dhaka, the other being Dhaka South City Corporation. Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015. Md. Atiqul Islam is the current mayor of DNCC since 7 March 2019. The area was 82.69 km2 until 2017 when it underwent expansion to 197 km2. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 wit5,979,537 people residingin it, for average density of 30,353 people per km2. History Dhaka North City Corporation was established on 29 November 2011. Prior to the establishment of the corporation, this urban area was governed by the former Dhaka City Corporation. The Dhaka City Corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantho Rahaman
Faridur Rahaman better known as Pantho Rahaman (11 September 1980) is a journalist of Bangladesh. He work as special correspondent of Channel i Channel i ( bn, চ্যানেল আই) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the .... He has received the National ICT Award for the year 2017, for his special contribution in ICT journalism. He is the president of Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh for the year 2021. Organization He has been elected two times as general secretary of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB), a diplomat journalist organization in Bangladesh. Awards * National ICT Award, 2017 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahaman, Pantho 1980 births Living people University of Dhaka alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Akhter Hossain
Syed Akhter Hossain (born 1969) is a computer scientist, educator, columnist and technology consultant from Bangladesh. Currently, he is a professor and head of Computer Science and Engineering department at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). Birth and education He was born in Jessore on 21 January 1969. Others activities Hossain is a contest director of ACM-ICPC Dhaka Regionals 2007, 2012 and Chief Judge of National Collegiate Programming Contest in Bangladesh 2015 and Contest Director of NCPC 2014. He is also the Chief Judge of ACM ICPC Dhaka Site 2015 and one of the pioneers of spreading programming education in Bangladesh by organising Computer Science Education Week and NGPC(National Girls Programming Contest). He is also an organising committee member of ICCIT ( International Conference on Computer and Information Technology) at 2013, and hold the chair on 2014. He is also taking steps to enrich Bengali language Bengali ( ), generally known by its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
