The four-day Digital World 2014 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital ended yesterday amid a heavy presence of visitors and students.
The country’s biggest Information and Communication Technology exposition was an event to attract local and foreign investments, to showcase Bangladesh’s achievements in the sector, and to spread positive messages about the sector both at home and abroad.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was present as the chief gust at the concluding ceremony. Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique and State Minister of ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak were present along with the president and general secretary of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
Earlier on June 4, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the event. The conference centre buzzed with visitors for the last four days.
The event was arranged for the third time, with the other two in 2011 and 2012.
During an interview session of the candidates, who dropped CVs since the exposition opened, yesterday, nine well-known IT firms, including Brain Solution Ltd, Twister Media, Pixel Net Technology, Metaphor International and Ezora Solutions, interviewed more than 150 candidates.
“Although the event was arranged in Dhaka, it also generated hype outside the capital because it was streamed live. We hope we will soon be able to turn IT into our main source of earnings,” Palak said.
Earlier in the day, organisers arranged a special session for school students named “Children’s Digital World”. Notable author and teacher Professor Dr Md Zafar Iqbal, Nishat Majumder, the first Bangladeshi woman to climb the Everest, and several other renowned personalities participated in the session.
Morten Lund, who founded or co-invested in more than 100 high-tech start-ups including Skype, was present and said he was amazed to see such a large number of IT enthusiasts in the country.
