The Bangladesh economy has been growing at a steady rate of around 5-6%. However, significant improvement in terms of infrastructure and strategic movement is
required to gain a growth rate of 8%-10% in order to become a middle-income country by 2021 which has been targeted by the present government. In order to
achieve the target growth rates, Bangladesh needs to develop a competitive private sector
that could help in strengthening the trade relations of the country with the global market.
Development of new revenue generating industry also needs to evolved in order to attain
this target. Information & Communication Technology and the Hi-Tech Industry is one of such potential industry in the country which has the capacity to
elevate the economy of Bangladesh to the next level.
On 26th, August, 2015, Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP, the ministry of Post,
Telecomunications&Information Technology and his entourage, visited ChinaBBB Global
Purchase Platform looking for cooperation and investment. With the vision of developing a
knowledge based society as well as creation and adaptation of state of art modern
technology based industry in order to compete with modern economy, Information &
Communication Technology Division of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications &
Information technology, Government of Bangladesh has initiated to develop couple of
Hi-Tech Parks in the country to attract investment in technology sector and to develop the
sector with proper infrastructural support. With this objective, Bangladesh Government will
build Kaliakoir
Hi-Tech Park at Kaliakoir, Gazipur to facilitate local entrepreneurs and Multi National
technology based companies. This
Hi-Tech Park will be the first of its kind ever to be constructed and developed in the country
with proper world class technology park facility and will play a vital role to take Bangladesh’s
economy, especially for ICT & technology sector, taking the industry to the next level. The
park will have all modern industrial facilities including industrial space, accommodation,
uninterrupted power supply, high speed telecommunication facility, transportation, customs bonded facility, gas & other utilities, hotel, convention center, knowledge centers, incubators, one stop services etc. Moreover, the Government has declared number of fiscal and
non-fiscal facilities for technology based industries operating in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park.
In ChinaBBB, Mr Palak met more than 20 factories which are the top-30 specialized in laptop, tablet PC and mobile phones. And most of the factories shows their interest in Bangladesh market. ChinaBBB Global Purchase Platform helps good factories
go to the world and provides suitable factories and free service to overseas buyers.