Dhaka holds the potentials to develop close cooperation with hi-tech cities like Silicon Valley, Bangladeshi and American participants at an investment summit said in the US ICT hub said.
“Cities I represent like San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Fremont and Newark all have worked towards pushing trade missions to South and Central Asia because they recognise that economic engagement starts with personal engagement,” said by Michael Honda, US Congressman of California.
Joining the US Bangladesh Tech Investment Summit held this week in Silicon Valley from Washington through Skype conference, he lauded the role of Bangladeshi-Americans who are working for greater engagement of Dhaka with major US cities and ICT investors.
Talking with Banglanews24.com, Aziz Ahmad, one of the Bangladeshi-American experts in communication technology promoting the concept of Sister Cities International, said it is a new concept in the road of digitization of Bangladesh and interrelationship between important cities.
On technology issue, a relationship between Silicon Valley and the city of Dhaka will be a worthy contribution to the process of digitization and development as well, he added.
Big investors in Silicon Valley have already expressed their interest to invest in Bangladesh. And the Tech investment Summit, held on May 07 at the valley will play a vital role to enhancing the future investment, Said Aziz Ahmad.
He hailed Mr. Sajeeb Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the founder of Digital Bangladesh Initiative for his overwhelming contribution to the process.
Sajeeb Wajed Joy also participated in the summit and called for more and more international investment in IT sector as Bangladesh is now fully prepared to invite such investments.
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman took part in the summit and told the international investors about the government`s positive financial policies to welcome such investment.
Bangladesh ICT Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan assured the potential US and non-resident Bangladeshi investors of utmost cooperation and offered office spaces in hi-tech parks.
Mr. Anthony Spitaleri, the Mayor of Sunnyvale, said, the event is a starting point of many business collaborations and exchanges to come. Like Sunnyvale, Dhaka is a city of tremendous potential and business opportunities.
Dr. Joyce Moy, the CEO of US Bangladesh partners, who visited Bangladesh several times, appreciated Bangladesh for the economic growth witnessed in late 80s, 90s.
