Bijoy Bangla, the first Bangla language typing software and keyboard, would complete its silver jubilee, 25 years since its initiation, today.
The Bangla software and keyboard company started it journey on December 16, 1988.
On the occasion, Mustafa Jabbar, founder of Bijoy Bangla software and keyboard, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Tomorrow [today] the software will complete 25 years and we expect it to complete hundred years and more.”
Jabbar, who is also the president of Bangladesh Computer Samity, said more than 32,000 Bijoy keyboard and software are imported legally every month and the total import number stands at 2,263,708 in four years nine months – March 2008 to November 2013.
He said: “Though there is no available import statistic before March, 2008 but I can calculate that in 10 years an estimated 30-35 lakh Bijoy keyboard is imported.”
“The software’s use is not only limited to Bangladesh, some parts of India also use this software and keyboard such as West Bengal, Asam and Tripura,” he added.
About the software’s history, Jabbar said though the software was declared in December, 1988, its first use was in April, 1987 for printing a weekly magazine named “Anandapatra.”
After the initiation the software, “Daliy Azadi,” “Banglar Bani” and “Desh” first adopted the service of modern publishing technology in Bangla using the software, he added.
