The government has decided to organise e-commerce fairs in four divisional cities in April to promote online services, including online buy and sale of goods, across the country.
The first three-day one is likely to be held in the first week of April in Rajshahi, followed by Barisal, Khulna and Rangpur respectively in the following three weeks.
A meeting of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division took the decision yesterday, with Additional Secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed in the chair.
The fair would display the e-services developed by public and private organisations in last five years and present e-commerce activities, including online buy and sale of goods, Kamal Uddin said.
The events would be held in association collaboration with EPB, BASIS, BTCL, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Amardesh Amargram and Computer Jagot.
A committee headed by divisional Commissioners of the divisions has been formed at the meeting while Joint Secretary of ICT Division Shyama Prasad Bepari has been made as focal point to coordinate the activities of the fair.
Managing Director of Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority Hosne Ara Begum, Bangladesh Computer Council Executive Director S M Ashfaque Hussain, Joint Secretaries of ICT Division Gazi Mijanur Rahman, Shyama Prasad Bepari and Sushanta Kumar Saha, Export Promotion Bureau Director General Salahuddin
Mahmud and representatives of Bangladesh Association of Software Information and Services (BASIS), Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) were present at the meeting.