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Date: November 26, 2015

17th Annual General Meeing of BASIS

Noice is hereby given that the 7th Annual General Meeing AGM o Members o Bangladesh Associaion o Sotware and Inormaion Services BASIS will be held at ollowing ime, date and venue:

Time : : AM Date : Saturday, December 9, Venue : Lakeshore Hotel, Gulshan, Dhaka

The agenda of the AGM are as follows:

. Confirmaion o Minutes o 6th AGM held on th December

. Consideraion and Adopion o Annual Report

. Consideraion and Adopion o the Accounts o the Associaion with Auditor s Report or the year -

. Appointment and fixaion o remuneraion o Auditor or - 6

. Miscellaneous.

All disinguished members o BASIS are requested to atend.

Yours sincerely

Utam Kumar PaulSecretary General, BASIS

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ASSOCIATION OVERVIEWBangladesh Associaion o Sotware and Inormaion Services BASIS is the naional trade body or Sotware & IT Enabled Service industry o Bangladesh. Established in 997, the associaion has been working with a vision o developing vibrant sotware & IT service industry in the country. BASIS started its journey with only 7 charter members. Today the membership stands at 997. Members o BASIS account or the lion share o the total sotware & IT services revenue o the country.Being the largest associaion in ICT sector o Bangladesh, BASIS is organizing different programs and aciviies and advocaing policy reorms or the overall development o the sector. The main objecives o BASIS are as ollows; Domesic market development by creaing awareness among potenial IT users rom both private and public sectors, establishing market places or IT soluions and ensuring level playing field or local sotware and ITE service industry Internaional market development through networking and business linkage events as well as brand promoion o the industry at internaional level Capacity building of the member companies as well as the industry as a whole through management/entrepreneurship development iniiaives, technology training and resource sharing Member service development and delivery in different operaional and business support areas like financing, tax, export/import, remitance, oreign visit, contract & legal issues, IPR etc.Advocacy for business friendly and enabling government policies or the development o sotware and IT enabled service industry Social contribuion towards the long term naional vision o becoming a technology driven knowledge economy, paricularly through engaging with the young generaion or moivaing and guiding them or becoming uture technology leaders, as responsible ciizen group. BASIS has already gained modest success in ataining the above menioned goals. For domesic market creaion, BASIS has wide range o programs and aciviies. Every year BASIS organizes BASIS SOFTEXPO, the biggest sotware and ITES exposiion in the country. During the recent years, SOFTEXPO has become the yearly mega market place where sotware & IT service companies in the country project their products and services to potenial IT users, both at corporate/organizaional and individual level. BASIS periodically publishes sotware and IT service catalog /directory or promoing local soluion providers to the potenial business clients. For development o market in government sector BASIS has been working closely with different concerned Ministries and agencies o government. BASIS is trying to play a catalyst role so that its members can effecively provide support and technical guidance to different government iniiaives taken in line with the Digital Bangladesh vision o current government. Along with these iniiaives o market development, BASIS also provides IT procurement advisory services to both public and private sector clients. With regard to export market development, BASIS regularly takes iniiaives or creaing exposure or member companies to internaional markets with the help o different government and development agencies working in the export development area. Such iniiaives include -arranging paricipaion at internaional IT airs & markeing missions, business linkage programs or outsourcing, B B trade plaform etc.

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Russell T AhmedSenior Vice President

M Rashidul Hasan Vice President

Shah Imraul KaeeshTreasurer

Ariful HasanDirector

Ariful HasanDirector

Sami AhmedExecutive Director

Suny Md. Ashraf KhanDirector

Mostafizur Rahman SohelJoint Secretary General

BASIS Executive Council 2014-2016

Samira Zuberi HimikaDirector

Shameem AhsanPresident

Uttam Kumar PaulSecretary General

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BASIS Executive Council Prole

Shameem AhsanPresident

Shameem Ahsan is one o the oremost figures in the Bangladeshi ICT industry. Mr. Ahsan is an ICT entrepre-neur, widely recognized or his work to improve the reputaion o the Bangladeshi ICT industry in the global space. He has played a pivotal role in the implementa-ion o numerous major policy changes related to the ICT sector in recent years. Mr. Ahsan is a General Partner or the Silicon Valley based Venture Capital firm Fenox Venture Capital. He is the only Bangladeshi based businessman who is a und manager or a global company o such stature as Fenox, which is a . billion dollar investment firm. Currently, he is serving as the President o Bangladesh Associaion o Sotware and Inormaion Services BASIS , the largest naional trade body or IT and ITES o this country. He is serving as a Director o Federaion o Bangladesh Chamber o Commerce and Industry FBBCI which is the top trade body in Bangladesh. He is a Director o Agrani Bank, one o the largest banks in the country.He is the co-ounder & Chairman o Akhoni.com , one o the premier e-commerce sites in the country, as well as E-Generaion Ltd. Benchmark E-Generaion Limited and Element Limited, amongst many others.Shameem Ahsan has been lauded many imes or his

significant contribuions to the growth and develop-ment o the ICT industry he has received the Best Young Entrepreneur o Bangladesh award rom the Prime Minister o Bangladesh at Dhaka Chamber o Commerce Business Award; he was voted Top Outstanding Young Person in Bangladesh by JCI and awarded or his contribuion to the E-Commerce sector by Computer Jagat. He is a member o the Prime Minis-ters Digital Bangladesh Task Force, which is the highest policy making body to monitor and implement the vision o building Digital Bangladesh and elevaing Bangladesh to the status o a middle income country. Shameem Ahsan has played an instrumental role in the promoion o the Bangladeshi ICT industry overseas and has been working irelessly to bring greater investment into Bangladesh. Through a series o speeches, keynotes and talks at various events all over the world, he has elevated the presence o the Bangladeshi ICT industry globally. ICT in Bangladesh is a booming sector and Shameem Ahsan is one o the pioneers leading this growth; with his vast experience and ireless dedicaion to the field o ICT, he is one o the major change makers guiding the technology sector o Bangladesh to global recogniion and prominence.

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Russell T AhmedSenior Vice President

Russell T. Ahmed is the Founder & CEO o Champs .com, country s pioneer e-learning project. Mr. Ahmed, together with "The Daily Star", iniiated and launched Champs .com, an online educaion system in Bangladesh or Bangla and English medium school students. Mr. Ahmed lead his team in launching two most popular Educaion TV Reality Shows i.e. Spelling Bee, and "Bangladesh st" goes to Channel I and Maas-Ranga TV respecively. Mr. Ahmed is currently the Senior Vice President at Bangladesh Associaion o Sotware & Inormaion Services BASIS . During the term ' - , he offered best o his abiliies with the capacity o Secretary General to take the Associa-ion to ew steps ahead. Among many successul iniia-ives o BASIS, "Digital World " and "BASIS IT Markeing Summit" are two notable brand new events he managed and executed as Chie Project Officer and Convener respecively. Mr. Ahmed is involved with the ICT industry or over years now and has brought a vast proessional career beore iniiaing his own venture, Champs .com. He served many large organi-zaions with C-Level capacity such as Chie Markeing Officer at QUBEE, Chie Strategic Officer at Fiber@Home and Chie Operaing Officer at Aamra Networks.Russell T Ahmed was elected Secretary General o the Execuive Commitee o ISP Associaion o Bangladesh ISPAB or the term 8- 9. This 8-Years old young Tech-Marketer has a Master s degree in Business Administraion rom IBA, University o Dhaka. He s married with a son & a daughter.

M Rashidul Hasan, Managing Director o Systech Digital Limited www.systechdigital.com and Vice President o Bangladesh Associaion o Sotware and Inormaion Services BASIS has been serving the ICT industry or the last years with passion, dedicaion, sincerity and savvy which played tremendous roles in making his company Systech Digital Limited one o the largest mulimedia and sotware development companies in Bangladesh. Besides digital content development my SDL also earned popularity as a customized soluion tools or the government and corporate houses o the country. His outsourcing partners are scatered across USA, Canada, Japan, some European Union Countries and with a branch he has a presence in UK. For his technology addicion and digital lie style he is regularly contribuing to the ICT industry since 99 by wriing computer books and aricles, publishing IT magazines, hosing ino-tech events on TV channels and delivering expert eedbacks to the queries o computer users. As a consultant he was with the World Bank and contributed to large sized government projects includ-ing MRP. Apart rom his proession he is assising programs and events o BASIS and BCS or over years. Some o his involvement in the successul IT events and other bodies as ollows: Charter President - 6 , Roray eClub o DhakaJoint Secretary General - - Bangladesh Associa-ion o Sotware & Inormaion Services BASIS Member Secretary, Digital World - SeminarsDirector in Charge - 6 , Standing Commitee on eGovernance & Internaional Market Outsourcing Director in Charge - , Standing Commitee on eGovernance & Member Service

M Rashidul HasanVice President

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Co-Chair, Standing Commitee or Member Service -, BASIS.

Member o the organizing commitees o SotExpo & ; eAsia & BASIS Code Warriors Challenge -

; Digital Bangladesh Summit 9; BCS ICT World 9-; BCS Digital Expo 9- and ASSOCIO Award to

o Prime Minister o Bangladesh Member o the Standing commitee or WNF & Scholarship o Bangladesh AOTS-HIDA Alumni Society BAAS These achievements were possible or his sound educaional background in CSE, experise and leader-ship quality obtained rom atending a lot o naional and internaional trainings including Japanese AOTS scholarship, AMP rom Hong Kong University and semi-nars and workshops. His contribuion towards Bangla Compuing and overall ICT development in Bangladesh is remarkable. The very name itsel gliters in remembrance o total business operaion o Systech Digital Ltd. as it is successully booming up in the relevant market in home and abroad. Utam Kumar Paul, with over years o job experience

in different eniies, entered into ICT business in . With his post-graduaion rom University o Dhaka, he worked in pharmaceuical industries where he got involved with sotware proessionals as Business System Analyst to develop needed soluions. With a target or development o world-class accouning-inventory pack-age sotware, Mr. Utam ounded Best Business Bond Ltd. BL and launched the standard package sotware "Troyee" in September , a ime beiing epochal step in the sotware industry o Bangladesh. To intensiy awareness or benefit o IT use, Mr. Utam worked very hard to organize ree seminars, workshops regularly. During this interacion, he ound shortage o human resource in sotware-based business uncional areas that require different kinds o computer skills, not programming skills. To meet this demand he developed step-by-step tutorial namely, "Computerized Business Operaions CBO ", which is very well-liked by the job-seekers. His coninual passion or new experience enabled his company working in e-ickeing system or Metro-Rail, Ferry-Ghat etc. o Bangladesh with NFC technology.At BASIS, or the term - 6, Mr.Utam was elected Director and posiioned as Treasurer rom - ; as Vice President rom - . For next term - 6, he won uncontested Director at BASIS and posiioned as Secretary General. He is also Director-in-Charge o Standing Commitee on Local Market Development and Standing Commitee on HR Development. During these terms, his involvement in different issues o advocacy was very dynamic and he exerted best o his abiliies to achieve the goal o different events along with other EC members.

Utam Kumar PaulSecretary General

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Md. Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, Managing Director o Advanced ERP BD Ltd - one o the leading sotware houses in Bangladesh, has years o experience in technology, finance and management as a Sotware Architect, Consultant and Entrepreneur. He is acively involved in sotware business and operaions in countries like Malaysia, Singapore & India. During the course o his long career he was involved in the development, implementaion and commercializing o several products, like DreamApps ERP, ERM Anywhere, Core Integrated Business Systems, ERP in a Box, Brand Manager and Dream Apps Work Space. Currently, he is working on several muli-tenanted hosted SAAS iniia-ives. His current interest is in integraing social media technologies and Mobile with supply chain enterprise sotware. Recently he has iniiated his oray into dotcom business. He also has been working relentlessly to develop local sotware market to its ullest capacity. Mr. Sohel has been a member o the Standing Commitee on Telecom & ICT o DCCI or the last ew years. He is a governing body member o FBCCI. He is also serving as a director in charge o Standing Commitee on Call Center & BPO and Standing Commitee on Local Market Private & Corporate Development o BASIS. Mr. Sohel is passionate to create Access to Finance or IT companies and has been working closely with banks and other financial insituions or achieving this goal. He has lead BASIS team to partner with IDLC to jointly launch a compre-hensive financial and non-financial soluion or ICT Entrepreneurs. BASIS members have embraced this iniiaive with posiive response and it has already started making significant contribuion to the evelop-ment o the ICT sector in Bangladesh. Mr. Sohel is a ormer Naional President o Junior Chamber Internaional JCI Bangladesh in . He is also a proud Rotarian and has been honored to become the Chartered President o Rotary Club o Dhaka Radiant.

Shah Imraul Kaeesh has over years o experience in ICT industry. He ounded Technobd Web soluion Pvt. Ltd. in . Currently his company is one o the leading web soluion & mobile Applicaion Develop-ment and IT training providing companies in the coun-try. His company has been ocusing offshore Web Applicaion Development and Mobile Applicaion Development extensively. Apart rom these, Imraul-Kaeesh is also the ounder o renowned web portal GolpoKabita.com, Bengali literature based social networking portal. Currently he is serving BASIS as Treasurer. He is Director-in-Charge o Standing Com-mitee on HR Development, Standing Commitee on Web Content & e-Markeing and Standing Commitee on Cyber Security two more standing commitees. He is also the Director-in-Charge o BASIS Insitute o Technology Management BITM . He is a member o the SEIP standing commitee. Shah Imraul Kaeesh was the convener or Code Warriors' Challenge & , convener o E-commerce Alliance and BASIS Outsourcing Award , & . He was the editor o 'Product Catalogue '.

Mostafizur Rahman SohelJoint Secretary General

Shah Imraul KaeeshTreasurer

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Shah Imraul Kaeesh has over years o experience in ICT industry. He ounded Technobd Web soluion Pvt. Ltd. in . Currently his company is one o the leading web soluion & mobile Applicaion Develop-ment and IT training providing companies in the coun-try. His company has been ocusing offshore Web Applicaion Development and Mobile Applicaion Development extensively. Apart rom these, Imraul-Kaeesh is also the ounder o renowned web portal GolpoKabita.com, Bengali literature based social networking portal. Currently he is serving BASIS as Treasurer. He is Director-in-Charge o Standing Com-mitee on HR Development, Standing Commitee on Web Content & e-Markeing and Standing Commitee on Cyber Security two more standing commitees. He is also the Director-in-Charge o BASIS Insitute o Technology Management BITM . He is a member o the SEIP standing commitee. Shah Imraul Kaeesh was the convener or Code Warriors' Challenge & , convener o E-commerce Alliance and BASIS Outsourcing Award , & . He was the editor o 'Product Catalogue '.

Suny Md Ashra Khan more popularly known as SM Ashra Abir, is the Managing Director & CEO o one o the leading IT company in mulimedia area in Bangla-desh. He is also working as Expert at world Summit Award. Pioneer in mobile applicaion development or local market based on the local needs. Also a specialist in ICT D, he has successully exercised his experise at iniial stage o his career in mulimedia content development, allowing him to associate with both public-private organizaions. In his + journey in IT Industry, he has received naional and internaional recogniion including Nokia Create or Millions, Man-than South Asia Award, mBillionth, WSYA. The success o MCC Ltd set him to be an example o a successul leader in the industry. With a vision o making technolo-gies accessible to all, Abir devotes his ime not only expanding the business, but also through contribuing to niche 'techno-communiies' such as Mobile Monday Dhaka Chapter, Google Developer Group etc. He has also contributed in policy development around mobile applicaion and gaming sector in Bangladesh and has a greater contribuion in capacity building and awareness program implementaion across the county. Abirhas alsoreceived the NUFFIC Fellowship in 7.

Samira Zuberi Himika, is Chie Operaions Officer o Update Soluions Limited BASIS member . She is also the Founder & Managing Director o Team Engine proposed BASIS member . Recently her R&D team introduced a global innovaion Bangla Opical Charac-ter Recognizer to enable digitalizaion o Bangla contents. Himika is working with Global Startup Move-ment as a mentor, organizer, speaker and she has contributed in many startup events in Bangladesh and abroad. From Team Engine, this campaigner organized country s firsflagship Naional Entrepreneur Summit celebrated by more than , entrepreneurs. She represented Bangladesh to Global Entrepreneurship Summit paricipated by + countries. Himika is also leading a naionwide health & telemedicine project called ALCHEMY. Prior to staring business, she worked in BBC as Deputy Head, UNDP as Communicaions specialist or 7 years. During that ime, one o her porfolio project BBC Janala received global BBC Reith Award or enabling millions o people to learn English language through mobile. She is the Convener o BASIS Women s Forum. Himika is married and enjoys ime as vocalist and product designer during the ime. She studied in Media Communicaions, Finance and Development Studies in graduaion and masters.

Suny Md. Ashraf KhanDirector

Samira Zuberi HimikaDirector

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Mr Ariul Hasan Opu, CEO o e-Sot played a significant role to gradually develop the company into a leading Web Based Soluion firm o Bangladesh and Founded doctorsbd.com, First Health and Medical based web portal in Bangladesh. His company has been ocusing Local and Internaional Web and E-commerce Develop-ment. He achieved 7 imes Award or Best Science Project organized by Ministry o Science Inormaion and Communicaion Technology, also he achieved award or atend various "Science and IT Fair" He regu-larly paricipates in Seminars, Conerences and Meet-ings. He paricipated in internaional conerence and Exhibiion as BASIS Delegaion in India, Turkey, Sweden, Netherlands and Denmark, USA. He has led IT industry teams to negoiate on behal IT business houses with different departments o government and development partners. He is also the director in charge o Standing Commitee on Web Content & e-Markeing and Stand-ing Commitee on e-Commerce & e-Learning o BASIS. He was the organizing Member o BASIS SotExpo

, , Convener o BASIS IT Innovaion Search Abiskarer Khoje , and PR & Media, BASIS SotExpo, , & and Judge o BASIS Freelancing Award . He has also worked as the Convener o NASA Space Apps Challge- . As the Convener o BASIS Students Forum, he has been persistently working with the young generaion or moivaing and guiding them or becoming uture technology leaders.

Mr. Sami Ahmed currently holds the posiion o Execuive Director o BASIS. He is also serving on the BASIS Execuive Council board as an Ex officio member. He is responsible to oversee and manage aciviies o BITM as well. Prior to joining BASIS, Mr. Sami Ahmed was a consultant with the Access to Inormaion Project o the Prime Minister s Office. He was responsible or the Innovaion component which included developing capacity or Innovaion among both public and private sector stakeholders, manage Innovaion Fund, run Innovaion Camps, and lead R&D on innovaive prod-ucts. He also advised relevant Ministries on ICT projects when necessary and managed several projects including the Naional Portal Framework under which , websites or Government Offices have been developed. Beore joining a i, He was the head o Operaions o Universal IT Ltd., a sister concern o Bestway Group and was also the Head o MIS or the Group. He has worked as an IT Management Consultant or companies both in the US and Bangladesh. Mr. Ahmed has a Bachelors degree in Computer Inormaion Systems and a Master s Degree in Development Studies.

Sami AhmedExecuive Director

Ariful HasanDirector

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Mr. Sami Ahmed currently holds the posiion o Execuive Director o BASIS. He is also serving on the BASIS Execuive Council board as an Ex officio member. He is responsible to oversee and manage aciviies o BITM as well. Prior to joining BASIS, Mr. Sami Ahmed was a consultant with the Access to Inormaion Project o the Prime Minister s Office. He was responsible or the Innovaion component which included developing capacity or Innovaion among both public and private sector stakeholders, manage Innovaion Fund, run Innovaion Camps, and lead R&D on innovaive prod-ucts. He also advised relevant Ministries on ICT projects when necessary and managed several projects including the Naional Portal Framework under which , websites or Government Offices have been developed. Beore joining a i, He was the head o Operaions o Universal IT Ltd., a sister concern o Bestway Group and was also the Head o MIS or the Group. He has worked as an IT Management Consultant or companies both in the US and Bangladesh. Mr. Ahmed has a Bachelors degree in Computer Inormaion Systems and a Master s Degree in Development Studies.

BASIS Standing Commitees2014-2016

Standing Commitee on Web soluions and e-Markeing. Mr. Md. Abul Kashem, MD & CEO, Xponent Ino System Pvt Ltd. -Chairman. Mr. Riyad Husain, CEO, Magnito Digital- Co-Chairman. Mr. Najmul W Khan Aloke, MD & CSE, Twister Media Technology BD Pvt. Ltd. - Co-Chairman. Mr. Kazi Zahid, CEO, Star Host IT Limited, Member. Mr. Anisul Islam Sumon, CEO, Fortune Tech , Member

6. Mr. Mirza Rashedul Amin, MD, Prime Tech Soluions Ltd., Member7. Mr. Abdul Muqit Ahmed, CEO, Humac Lab Ltd, Member8. Mr. Mohammad Jamil, CEO, QuantumCloud, Member9. Mr. M Asi Rahman, CEO, A. R. Communicaions, Member

. Mr. Noorhad Kabir Abir, Head o Ideas, CEO, DIFFERENT TECH, Member

. Mr. Mustaque Md. Sami, MD, S&T Trading Private Limited, Member

. Mr. K A M Rashedul Mazid, CEO, Raise IT Soluions Ltd., Member

. Mr. Rajib Roy, CEO, Royex Technologies , Member

. Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, Proprietor, NOGOR Soluions , Member

. Mr. Taher Chowdhury Sumon, Director & CEO, DevsTeam Limited, Member6. Mr. Md. Zikrul Ahsan, CEO, Incitaa e-Zone Ltd, Member7. Mr. Al-Amin Kabir, Managing Director, DevsTeam Ltd, Member8. Mr. Mofizur Rahman Tipu, CEO, ezzetech.com, Member9. Md. Shahab Uddin RiadhCTO, Ezze Technology, Member

. Mr. Ariul Hasan, CEO, E-Sot - Director- in charge

. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, MD, Technobd Web Soluions Pvt. Ltd. - Director- in charge

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Standing Commitee on Local Market ERP, Accouning, Banking, Health, Microfinance. Mr. Rashed Kamal, CEO, The Databiz Sotware Limited, Chairman. Mr. Gopal Debnath, Managing Director, Mediasot Data Systems Ltd., Co-Chairman. Ms. Farhana A Rahman,Chairperson & CEO, UY Systems Ltd, Member. Mr. M Musleh Uz Zaman, Managing Director, AMZ Soluions Ltd/ScanMap, Member. Mr. Azazur Rahman, CEO, Moon Networks Limited, Member

6. Mr. Al-Hossain Badar Uddin, CEO, BS Corporaion, Member7. Md. Raisul Islam, Chie Technical Officer, Fiable Technologies, Member8. Ms. Rezwana Khan, Director & COO, Star Computer Systems Ltd., Member9. Mr. Nahid Ahmad, Managing Director & CEO,ValuePLUS Computer Systems Ltd, Member

. Mr. A T M Mir Hossain Mollah, CEO, Unisource Technology, Member

. Mr. Ayub Hossain Uzzal, CEO, AKR Technology, Member

. Mr. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director, Shell & Kernel Ltd., Member

. Mr. Zia Hassan Siddique, Managing Director, Sotcell Soluion Ltd., Member

. Mr. Kazi Mohammad Rahmatullah, MD, Infinity Technology Internaional Limited, Member

. Mr. Md. Minhaj Ul Islam Majumder, CEO, Soluion Art, Member6. Mr. Md Habib Ullah Tuhin, CHAIRMAN/CEO, Nice Power & IT Soluion, Member7. Engr. Anisur Rahman, CEO & Managing Director, MicroMac Techno Valley Ltd., Member8. Mr. Liakat Hossain Nayan, CEO, Babylon Resource Limited,Member9. Mr. Nazmuzzaman, MD, Bangladesh Micro Technology Limited, Member

. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Managing Director, Best Business Bond Ltd., Director- in charge

. Mr. Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, Managing Director, Advanced ERP BD Ltd, Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on Mobile Apps, Games, and VAS. Mr. Mahboob Zaman, Managing Director, DataSot Systems BD Limited, Chairman. Mr. ATM Mahbubul Alam, Chairman, Wintel Limited, Co-Chairman,. Mr. ATM Mahbubul Alam, Chairman, Wintel Limited, Co-Chairman, Member. Mr. Fazla Rabby, Managing Director, ARENA PHONE BD Ltd., Member. Mr. Rafiur Rahman Khan Yusuzai, Managing Director, E.B. Soluions Ltd., Member

6. Mr. Faisal Alim, Chairman, Trade Texile Bangladesh.com Ltd., Member7. Mr. Maiaz M. Rahman, C.E.O, M/S Pechas, Member8. Mr. Ray Alam, CEO, Mir Technologies Ltd., Member9. Mohammad Forhad Itekher, Chie Operaing Officer, Cuadrolabs Private Ltd., Member

. Mr. Jubaer Hossain, Director, Sr. Manager, Business Development, SSL Wireless, Member

. Ms. Nasrin Akter, Project Manager, Tappware Soluions, Member

. Mr. Riyadh Hossain, Directror, Appnometry Ltd., Member

. Mr. SM Mahabub Alam, CEO, MassiveStar Studio Ltd., Member

. Mr. Fuad Bin Omar, COO, Nascenia Ltd., Member

. Mr. Kazi Hasan, Chairman, Opimus Business Soluions Ltd., Member6. Mr. M M Shahriar Kabir Siddiquee, CTO, Top o Stack Sotware, Member7. Mr. Suny Md. Ashra Khan, CEO, Mulimedia Content & Communicaions Ltd- Director- in charge 8. Ms. Samira Zuberi Himika, COO, Update Soluions Technologies Ltd. , Director- in charge

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Standing Commitee on Internaional Market Outsourcing. Ms. Farhana A Rahman, Chairperson & CEO, UY Systems Ltd., Chairman. Mr. Mahbubul Main, Chie Execuive Officer, Systems Soluions & Development Technologies Ltd, Co-Chairman. Mr. Sheikh Shaer Hassan, CEO, Nascenia Limited, Co- Chairman. Mr. Minhaz Anwar, Chie Story Teller, BeterStories, Member. Mr. Mohammad Amirul Islam, Managing Partner, IB Corporaion, Member

6. Mr. Faruq Ahmed Jewel, CEO, Embedded Engineering and Roboics Technology Ltd., Member7. Mr. Shamim Hasan, Managing Director, Arc Bangladesh Ltd., Member8. Mr. Jakaria Manik, CEO, Inocrat Soluions Ltd, Member9. Mr. KM Shahinoor Islam, Chie Execuive Officer, Startrek Associates, Member

. Mr. Sohel M. A. Rahman, Chairman, 'MIDRO' IT & Telecommunicaion, Member. Mr. Muntasir Ahmed, Senior Manager and Head o Branding & Product Development, aamra technologies limited, Member. Mr. Saiul Haque Kamal, Managing Director, General Automaion Ltd, Member. Mr. Sumch Mohammad Tarek, CEO, Actual IT & Media, Member. Mr. Saquib Chowdhury, Managing Director, Raional Technologies Ltd, Member. Mr. Nur Mahmud Khan, Chairman, Right Brain Soluion Ltd. , Member

6. Mr. Russell T. Ahmed, CEO, Team Creaive, Director- in charge 7. Mr. M. Rashidul Hasan, Chie Execuive Officer, Systech Digital Ltd, Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on Call Centre and BPO. Mr. AK Shabbir Mahbub, Chairman, DEVNET Limited, Chairman. Mr. AKM Ahmedul Islam, Managing Director & CEO, Atom AP Limited., Co-Chairman. Mr. Mahbube Elahy Chowdhury, Managing Director, MARS Soluions Limited, Co-Chairman. Mr. Faruque Sikder, Managing Director, Symphony Sotech Ltd., Member. Mr. Md. Ashiqur Rahman, CEO, SoTech Inormaion Ltd., Member

6. Mr. Biplob Ghosh Rahul, CEO, NP Communicaion, Member7. Mr. Ferdous Ahmed, Chie Execuive Officer, Emerging Communicaions Ltd, Member8. Mr. Mohammad Museq us Saleheen, Director and CCO, Impel Service and Soluions ltd., Member9. Mr. Md. Mostain Billah, Chairman, MATEORS DOT COM, Member

. Mr. M Jahangir Alam, FCMA, CEO, Bangla Trac Communicaions Limited, Member

. Mr. Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, Managing Director, Advanced ERP BD Ltd, Director- in charge

. Ms. Samira Zuberi Himika, COO, Update Soluions Technologies Ltd., Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on Access to Internet and Infrastructure. Mr. Syed Almas Kabir, Managing Director, AyAl Corp, Chairman. Mr. Sharul Alam, COO, aamra inotainment limited, Co-Chairman. Mr. Ferdous Motakin, Managing Director, Your Trip Mate Ltd, Member. Mr. Sayee Rahman, Chie Strategy Officer, Aparajito Enabler Limited, Member. Mr. Syed Abu Saleh, Managing Director, Banglanet Technologies Limited, Member

6. Mr. Md. Jobayer Al mahmud Hossain, Chairman, Banglanet Technologies Limited, Member7. Mr. Anisuzzaman Bipu, Sr. Manager, Network Operaion, SSL Wireless, Member8. Mr. Russell T. Ahmed, CEO, Team Creaive, Director- in charge 9. Mr. Suny Md. Ashra, Khan, CEO, Mulimedia Content & Communicaions Ltd., Director- in charge

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Standing Commitee on HR Development. Mr. A.K.M. Fahim Mashroor, CEO, bdjobs.com, Chairman. Mr. Papias Howlader, CTO, LeadSot Bangladesh Limited, Co-Chairman. Mr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Chairman, Pi Labs Bangladesh Ltd., Co-Chairman. Mr. Md Manzurul Karim, Managing Director, Jijoty BD Limited, Member. Mr. Abu Sayeed Ahmed ACA, Managing Director, Enter IT BD Ltd, Member

6. Mr. Md. Amamul Islam, Manager, HRM, Crystal Technology Bangladesh, Member7. Mr. Mash ur Rahman, Chairman, NILAVO Technologies Limited, Member8. Mr. Md. Jaar Iqbal, Managing Director and CEO, Opus Technology Ltd, Member9. Mr. Mohammad Sanowarul Islam, Propreitor, Innovaion Inormaion System, Member

. Mr. Mahmudul Haque Azad, Head o R&D / Managing Director, Vizrt Bangladesh Ltd. , Member

. Mr. Faheem Tanveer Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO, Crossways IT Limited, Member

. Mr. Asim Tarader, CEO, T-Series Soluions, Member

. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Managing Director, Technobd Web Soluions Pvt. Ltd, Director- in charge

. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Managing Director, Best Business Bond Ltd., Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on E-commerce and E-learning. Mr. Sayeeul Islam, Managing Director, Sotware Shop Limited, Chairman. Mr. Raisul Kabir, CEO, Brain Staion- , Co-Chairman. Mr. Samuel D. Bretzfield, CEO, B G Interacive Limited. Mr. Nazmus Saaqeb Nayeem, CEO, The Codero Limited. Mr. Tajbir Hasan, Director, TravNx Limited

6. Mr. Asikul Alam Khan, CEO, Splendor IT7. Mr. Khan Md. Anwarus Salam, MD, Dream Door Sot8. Mr. Imran Aiqul Haque, Managing Director, PC Link IT Palli Ltd9. Mr. Md Shofiul Alam, Managing Director, Hypertag Soluions Ltd

. Mr. M A Haque Anu, Director, e-Commerce and e-Learning Services, Comjagat Technologies

. Mr. GSM Shamsuzzoha Nasim , Head o Business Development, DG Inotech Ltd.

. Mr. Tamim Shahriar, Managing Director, Mukto Sotware Limited

. Mr. Khondoker Abdul Hafiz Tanvir, CEO, I Sotware Limited

. Mr. Ashish Chakraborty, General Manager, SSL Wireless

. Dr.Talukder Farid Ahmad, CEO, Talukder ICT Ltd6. Mr. Fida Haq, MD & CEO, shurjoMukhi Limited7. Mr. Md. Mamun Sheraj, CEO, Webtechsot.com8. Mr. Munir Ahmed, Managing Director, Aranee IT Ltd9. Mr. Tashfin Delwar, COO, Raional Technologies Ltd.

. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Managing Director, Technobd Web Soluions Pvt. Ltd., Director in Charge

. Mr. Ariul Hasan, CEO, E-Sot, Director in Charge

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Standing Commitee on E-Governance. Mr. Forkan Bin Quasem, Managing Director, Spectrum Engineering Consorium Ltd., Chairman. Mr. Md. Ishiakh Main, Director, Convince Computer Ltd., Co-Chairman. Mr. Shaquat Main, Director, Dipon Consultancy Services Ltd., Co-Chairman. Mr. Habibullah N Karim, Managing Director, Technohaven Company Ltd., Member. Mr. Md. Abdullah Al Kafi, Managing Director, Bengal Soluions Ltd., Member

6. Engr. Md. Yusu Miah, Managing Director, eApparel Source Ltd., Member7. Mr. Shahzada Redwan, Head o Engineering, SSL Wireless, Member8. Mr. Shohorab Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director, Synesis IT Ltd., Member9. Mr. Jillur Rahman, MD & CEO, Corporate IT Limited, Member

. Mr. Mohammed Imrul Islam Chowdhury, Managing Director, Copotronic Ino Systems Ltd., Member

. Mr. Nurul Islam, Managing Director, CACTS, Member

. Mr. M. Rashidul Hasan, Chie Execuive Officer, Systech Digital Ltd., Director- in charge

. Mr. Suny Md. Ashra Khan, CEO, Mulimedia Content & Communicaions Ltd, Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on Graphics and Animaion. Mr. Imiaz Ilahi, Managing Director, Graphic People Limited, Chairman. Mr. A S M Asaduzzaman, Founder & CEO, Spinoff Studio, Co-Chairman. Ms. Nazneen Kamal, Managing Director, Anupam Inotek Limited, Member. Mr. Dipak Ranjan Saha, COO, Shehala IT Ltd., Member. Ms. Mayeesha Rabbani, Execuive Director, The Computers Ltd, Member

6. Mr. Rashed Al Mamoon, COO, Tradexcel Graphics Limited, Member7. Mr. Ashraul Alam Mamun, Director, Web Technologies, ICT Soluions Limited, Member8. Mr. Asaduzzaman Asad, Chairman, Tech Cloud Ltd., Member9. Mr. Abbas Uddin, Managing Director, Pixel Ltd, Member

. Ms. Samira Zuberi Himika, COO, Update Soluions Technologies Ltd., Director- in charge

. Mr. Suny Md. Ashra Khan, CEO, Mulimedia Content & Communicaions Ltd., Director- in charge

Standing Commitee on Cyber Security. Mr. Prabeer Sarkar, CEO, Officextracts, Chairman. Mr. Kamrul Ahsan Chowdhury, CTO & Director, Ananash IT & Soluions Ltd., Co-Chairman. Mr. Mohammad Tohidur Rahman Bhuiyan, MD & CEO, Right Time Limited, Member. Mr. Md Jobayer Al Mahmud Hossain, Chairman, Banglanet Technologies Ltd., Member. Mr. M Rashidul Hasan, CEO, Systech Digital Limited, Director-in-charge

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BASIS Board Sub Commitees

Board Sub Commitee on Membership. Mr. Mustafizur Rahman Sohel, Joint Secretary General, BASIS. Mr. M. Rashidul Hasan, Vice President, BASIS. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Treasurer, BASIS. Mr. Ariful Hasan, Director, BASIS

Board Sub Commitee on Recruitment & HR. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS. Mr. Mustafizur Rahman Sohel, Joint Secretary General, BASIS. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Treasurer, BASIS

Board Sub Commitee on Finance & Procurement. Mr. M. Rashidul Hasan, Vice President, BASIS. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS. Mr. Mustafizur Rahman Sohel, Joint Secretary General, BASIS

Board Sub Commitee on legal affairs. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS. Mr. AKM Fahim Mashroor, Former President, BASIS. Mr. Shoeb Ahmed Masud, Former SG, BASIS. Mr. Nahid Ahmad, Former SG, BASIS

STP1 Management Commitee

. Sami Ahmed, Execuive Director, BASIS, Convener

. Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Managing Director, Best Business Bond Ltd., Member

. Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Managing Director, Technobd Web Soluions Pvt. Ltd., Member

. Mr. A.K.M. Fahim Mashroor, CEO, bdjobs.com, Member

. Mr. Amir Hossain, Managing Director, Electro Crat Corporaion Ltd., Member6. Mr. Tamzid Siddiq Spondon, Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd., Member7. Mr. AK Shabbir Mahbub, Chairman, DEVNET Limited, Member

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REPORT OF THE BASIS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2014-2016

Disinguished Members of BASIS,Assalamu Alaikum. It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome to this 7th Annual General Meeing of BASIS on behalf of BASIS Execuive Council. I would like to take the honor of presening the report of the Associaion for the year .

Dear Industry Colleagues:We are glad to menion here that, the year had been very momentous in terms of aciviies, achievements and a huge number of new iniiaives and innovaions. The year of will undoubtedly be remarkable as BASIS has made a number of successes both locally and internaionally.

Local Market DevelopmentThis year BASIS has taken several major iniiaives for overall development of local IT and ITES sector. BASIS has or-ganized mega events like Digital World and Bangladesh Internet Week in partnership with the ICT Division and other stakeholders to promote the local industry. BASIS has been working closely with Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority in implemening and giving support to STP- , Janata Tower and Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park project to address the office space issue of BASIS member companies. This year BASIS has organized the Code Warriors' Challenge contest. Its objecive was to sensiize IT Students and Young Professionals about the required skills of the real life IT industry. Digital Investment Summit was another iniiaive for local market development. This event marked a strong commitment from different eniies to invest and to promote investment in the ICT sector and create a drive for digital soluions through mobile technology. BASIS has organized several startup events in partnership with differ-ent eniies to support the new iniiaives of BASIS member companies, such as Seedstars World, Connecing Start-ups Bangladesh, Accelerator Program with Founders Insitute, and Techrockers.

Internaional Market Development B B and internaional fairs work as a markeing success factor for internaional market development. 9 B B match-

making sessions were held in Bangladesh and foreign locales between BASIS member companies and companies from USA, Netherlands, Uganda, Hungary, Brazil, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Denmark, Qatar, UK and Japan throughout the year. Also, BASIS paricipated in TiE Silicon Valley Conference, CeBIT in Germany, CeBIT Australia, Gitex Technology Week in Dubai, Global Exhibiion in Services GES Delhi, North American Bengali Conference NABC and th Japan IT Week. Several workshops to improve the export compeiiveness of BASIS member companies were also organized under the NTF-III project.

BASIS was accorded the membership of Asia Pacific ICT Alliance APICTA in the 8th Execuive Meeing of APICTA held at Singapore in March . APICTA works with the partner countries for the development of the ICT trade bodies of the Asia Pacific Region and the economies as well. The membership increases the business opportuniies in the ICT sector of the different countries of Asia. BASIS has also paricipated in the APICTA ExCo Meeing and APICTA- Internaional Awards in Sri Lanka.

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BASIS Outsourcing Awards was held for the fith ime this year to recognize the outstanding performances of individuals and IT Firms who are engaged in IT/ITES outsourcing contribuing to the export market. About including individuals and organizaions received BASIS Outsourcing Award .

Capacity building BASIS has taken iniiaives to train and employ IT professionals within the next three years under the Skill

for Employment Investment Program SEIP , a project of the Ministry of Finance, mostly funded by the Asian Development Bank.

BASIS Insitute of Technology and Management BITM offers industry cerified IT skill training to create skilled IT professionals. BITM is soon going to start its aciviies in Chitagong. BITM also offers Export Coaching Program ECP and different capacity building workshops.

BASIS provides strategy and policy support to the LICT project, a project of Bangladesh Computer Council BCC under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunicaion and Informaion Technology. The project aims to create , skilled workforce in IT for sustainable development of the IT and ITES industry.

Formaion of Working GroupsBASIS has launched BASIS E-commerce Alliance, BASIS Womens Forum and BASIS students forum in . BASIS E-commerce Alliance was launched with different stakeholders of the eCommerce eco-system, including eCommerce companies, banks, courier service, insurance companies, financial intermediaries, fCommerce, etc. The main objecive is to understand the challenges of the eCommerce sector and to take iniiaives with all the relevant stakeholders to grow the eCommerce market in Bangladesh. BASIS Womens Forum was formed to advocate paricipaion of women in IT iniiaives. BASIS students forum was launched to create a bridge between the IT industry and the Universiies and address the academia-industry gap.

New chapterBASIS has opened a new chapter in Chitagong with a view to expand IT business, creaing skilled manpower and to decentralize the overall aciviies. A five member convening commitee has been formed iniially.

Policy Persuasion As a consequence of repeated persuasion from BASIS, NBR withdrew VAT on e-commerce businesses, and

extended the exempion of income tax for sotware and ITES companies ill , in the Naional Budget - 6.

Bangladesh Bank has published an SRO empowering BASIS to cerify Sotware Imports through e-Delivery. BASIS has worked closely with the Ministry of Commerce in formulaing the ICT chapters of the Import and Export

Policies of - 8. BASIS submited specific recommendaions to Secretary of Banking and Financial Insituion Division to make

necessary amendments to simplify IT entrepreneurs access to Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund EEF . BASIS has made suggesions and is working with CPTU to make necessary changes in Public Procurement Rules

PPR , to make the policies more IT industry friendly. BASIS is advising SEC on the small-caps policy, a policy that will allow IT Companies to paricipate in IPO with more

realisic paid-up capital for the IT Industry. BASIS also played a key role in developing the Venture Capital Policy, which was published under Alternaive Investment Rules by SEC in June .

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BASIS is a major stakeholder in formulaing the many policies of ICT Division and its different bodies Cyber Security ACT, Hi-Tech Park and STP Policy, etc.

Members Services Access to finance is a significant and enduring problem for the industry. BASIS and IDLC have jointly launched a

financial service program called IDLC Udbhabon to improve SMEs access to finance where loan faciliies for start-ups, short term loan, loan to buy domesic sotware or IT enable services and commercial space will be offered. IDLC will not only provide the financial services for ICT companies but also will refer its SME/corporate clients to BASIS if they wish to purchase any sotware. These clients will enjoy a special discount from BASIS. Besides, IDLC will provide loans to the companies who wish to purchase sotware from the BASIS member companies.

BASIS iniiated a new service in associaion with Standard Chartered Bank named SCB ERQ Account , which is SCBs bundle offering of Savings Account and an US Dollar ERQ Exporter Retenion Quota account. The service is for individuals and firms involved in service export in non-physical form such as outsourcing, BPO, business services, research and advisory services etc. The service is free of cost for BASIS member companies. To facilitate, BASIS will issue tesimonial / cerificate to the outsourcing professionals which will help them to avail the offer of the bank.

Besides these, BASIS provided necessary policy supports to its members

Special Iniiaive for Local Market DevelopmentBASIS has submited a Proposal of Program from Non-Development Budget PPNB to the government with an aim of expansion of IT & Sotware Industry and local market development. The proposed iniiaive includes the following aciviies: arrange policy workshops to ensure paricipaion of local sotware and IT companies in public procure-ments, build customer awareness of home-grown sotware and ITES, industry & market research, Made in Bangla-desh markeing/PR/branding, sotware Expos in seven divisional ciies, local market one-to-one matchmaking, markeing and business process training for IT professionals, B B portal for sotware companies, and build a market dedicated to sotware.

Thank you

Utam Kumar PaulSecretary General, BASIS

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January

One Bangladesh Uniing Vision WorkshopTech Adda with ShishirSecond Grooming Session of Code Warrior ChallengeDistribute blankets among poorMeeing with SEC chairman on stock market reformaion of IT industryState Ministers dinner with the CEOsAmbassador dinner programBASIS-Microsot Joint event

April

Launch of E-commerce Alliance

B2B matchmaking with UK and Netherlands

Budget proposal to Finance Minister

NASA Space App Challenge, Hackathon in Dhaka and Chittagong

May

Participation in CeBIT Australia

Participation in Japan IT Week

Digital Investment Summit 2015

Seminar on Building Tech Brands with Digital Marketing

June

New chapter in port city

BASIS Womens Forum

Meeting with Tholons

Workshop on Strategic HR Management

Student Forum Presents "IT Career Conference & Students Meetup"

Budget Reaction

Round Table on Policy Support for Local E-Commerce Industry

eventcalendar 2015

February Meeting with JETROBASIS Students Forum launchingDigital World 2015Ministerial conferenceConferences and seminarsB2B MatchmakingClosing and Award Night

March

Participation in GSMA Mobile World Congress

International Women's day celebration

Digital World 2015 Thank you Dinner

Participation in CeBIT 2015, Germany

Asia Pacic ICT Alliance (APICTA) membership

SEIP Launching

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July

MoU for Bangladesh Internet Week

Participation in North American Bengali Conference

Seminar on winning the future- by YAKSEE Inc.

MOU signing with IDLC

August

B2B Meetings in Thailand

Meeting with NBR

Internet Leadership Workshop held at Dhaka

Town hall meetings

BASIS outsourcing Award Interview

September

Promotion of Bangladesh Internet Week

Bangladesh Internet Week inaugurated by prime minister

Bangladesh internet Week Seminars and Workshops

Bangladesh Investment summit

Financial Service for ICT Entrepreneurs October B2B in Kenya and UgandaConnecting startupsGiTex DubaiJapan B2BMeetings with PKSF, Banking Secretary and Planning MinisterSeedStar Press ConferenceSubmission of PPNBTownhall meetingPreparatory Meeting with all Exhibitors of GITEX MoU signing with BACCO on BPO Summit 2015

December

Program w

ith Korean

Embassy

BASIS Annu

al General

Meeting

November

BASIS Outsourcing Award 2015

NTF-III Bangladesh Project Q3 2015 PSC Meeting

Preparatory meeting on Digital World 2015

APICTA in Sri Lanka

Workshop on Competency Framework

Farewell Dinner for Indian High Commissioner

B2B Matchmaking in Netherlands, London and Qatar

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BASIS

Aciviies2015

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Promoing IT and ITES Industry Local

Digital World 5

Digital World was the largest tech expo in Bangladesh. Held from the 9- February , this event was a massive success, with hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to see the latest technologies and products showcased by the IT sector of Bangladesh.

Digital World was organized by the ICT division, under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunicaions and Informaion Technology and the Bangladesh Associaion of Sotware and Informaion Services BASIS . Digital Bangladesh is an idea that includes the use of IT for management, administraion and governance to ensure transparency, accountability and delivery at all levels of society and state. Digital World was built upon the previous successes of Digital World , with the objecive of reinforcing technology and knowledge centric growth needs of Bangladesh and Asia through capitalizaion of market economy and boosing human development.

The event was inaugurated by Honorable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina and was atended by such notable names as Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, ICT adviser to the Prime Minister and also by Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister,Ministry of ICT.

ObjeciveThe vision of Digital World was to showcase the accomplishments of Bangladeshi in IT/ITES to a global audience, help brand Bangladesh as a worthy desinaion for IT investment and as the startup capital of Asia, bring together experts from all over the world and promote the free flow of ideas and increase familiarity of local people with IT and ITES.

AccomplishmentsDigital World was based on four pillars that include exposiion, seminars and workshops, special events and communicaions. Digital World had four main exposiions: BASIS SotExpo, Mobile Innovaion Expo, E commerce Expo and E-Governance Expo. The four main exposiions were held with stalls.

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There were over 250 exhibitors

from home and abroad

paricipaing in the event. There were policy-makers, senior government officials and ministers, industry leaders, civil society spokespersons, investors and mulinaional sotware vendors paricipaing in the event.

seminars and technical sessions were held at the venue and speakers rom around countries spoke at the seminars and technical sessions. Over

, visitors atended the mega event and over ,

people atended the seminars and conerences. Over Government decision makers, Over Government officials and CXO s were present throughout the our day event. Over 7 CEOS atended CXO night. There were several big ceremonies organized such as Opening ceremony, Award ceremony, CXO night and Closing Ceremony.

A programming contest called Code Warriors Challenge has been organized. This proved to be an excellent opportunity or investors as well as or the visitors who visited the Expo rom all over the world. These included prospecive corporaions, individual and insituional buyers as well as investors, entrepreneurs, government officials, outsourcing companies and the new generaion o technology enthusiasts.

Representaives o internaional and naional ICT companies, local sotware firms, government departments and agencies implemening e-governance, IT training insitutes, and university teachers and students were present in the various events o the Expo.

The Digital World with its broader and bigger extent has been a prospect or exchange and espousal o ICT innovaions.

Digital World Events and AciviiesPress conerences, Ambassadors Dinner, CXO Dinner, IT Journalists Dinner and MoU Signing with partners were held as pre-events o Digital World . About conerences, seminars and tech-sessions were organized under the rame work o Digital world. The -day event came to an end with an Award night. Highlights o this year s Digital World were: Opening Ceremony, BPM Conerence,Tech Women Conerence, Titanium Conerence, Ministerial Conerence, BIPC DW Conerence, CXO Night, Demo Day or Tech Rockers, Award Night, CMS Developers Conerenceand Cloud Camp.

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Expos

Digital World was organized into our different expos.

BASIS Sot Expo BASIS has been organizing its annual mega event BASIS SOFTEXPO since . Over recent years, SOFTEXPO has become Bangladesh's biggest showcase or sotware products; IT enabled services ITES and ICT system soluions. Business organizaions ranging rom large conglomerates to SMEs, government departments and agencies, nonprofit and development organizaions as well as individual buyers paricipated in this Expo. The Expo demonstrated the latest technologies and uture possibiliies under the same roo.

Mobile Innovaion Expo As smart phones gained tremendous popularity among people; Bangladesh is geing atenion rom global smart-phone industry as an emerging innovator o smartphone related sotware. App development is a brilliant example that has brought many successes or Bangladesh in recent years. This was one o the key atracions o this year's event.

E-Commerce Expo

E-commerce in Bangladesh has evolved over ime in just years. There are internaional and local companies enter-ing the E-commerce sector not just or buying and selling but also or new and innovaive ways to make profit through online services. As E-Governance acilitates ecommerce; our country has seen tremendous growth o ecommerce sites in last couple o years. This was another area o atenion o this year's event.

E Governance Expo

E-governance is the applicaion o ICT or delivering government services, exchanges o inormaion, communicaion, and transacion, integraion o stand-alone system and services, interacions within the governmental ramework. The use o ICT in government services has seen notable progress in recent years. Different Ministry Exhibits show-cased E-Services provided by the government, which highlighted the development o different Government Sectors towards the goal to achieve a "Digital Bangladesh".

Experience Zone

The Experience Zone was an area designed to showcase innovaive projects and to give visitors a demonstraion o the different projects that will be implemented by the government in the oreseeable uture.

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Programming Contest: Code Warrior Challenge

For the ourth ime, BASIS, BITM, ICT Division and Ministry o Posts Telecommunicaion and Inormaion Technology Bangladesh have organized the Code Warriors' Challenge contest. Its objecive was to sensiize IT Students and Young Proessionals about the required skills o the real lie IT industry and in addiion, give a chance to pracice the real lie problems. Second grooming session o Code Warrior Challenge, the biggest programming compeiion o Bangladesh ended on January . 6 groups paricipated in the session, held at the Midas Centre, Dhaka. 7 Universiies and companies paricipated in the preliminary round in the categories o Web Applicaion Development and Mobile Applicaion Development.

Recogniion to Outsourcing Potenials: BASIS Outsourcing Award 5

BASIS organized BASIS Outsourcing Awards or the fith ime this year to recognize the outstanding perormances o individuals and IT Firms who are engaged in online outsourcing.About including individuals and organizaions received BASIS Outsourcing Award at the Insitute o Diploma Engineers auditorium in Dhaka on November

, . With the aim o spreading outsourcing through the country, this year top 8 reelancers and IT entrepre

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For the ourth ime, BASIS, BITM, ICT Division and Ministry o Posts Telecommunicaion and Inormaion Technology Bangladesh have organized the Code Warriors' Challenge contest. Its objecive was to sensiize IT Students and Young Proessionals about the required skills o the real lie IT industry and in addiion, give a chance to pracice the real lie problems. Second grooming session o Code Warrior Challenge, the biggest programming compeiion o Bangladesh ended on January . 6 groups paricipated in the session, held at the Midas Centre, Dhaka. 7 Universiies and companies paricipated in the preliminary round in the categories o Web Applicaion Development and Mobile Applicaion Development.

Recogniion to Outsourcing Potenials: BASIS Outsourcing Award 5

BASIS organized BASIS Outsourcing Awards or the fith ime this year to recognize the outstanding perormances o individuals and IT Firms who are engaged in online outsourcing.About including individuals and organizaions received BASIS Outsourcing Award at the Insitute o Diploma Engineers auditorium in Dhaka on November

, . With the aim o spreading outsourcing through the country, this year top 8 reelancers and IT entrepre

neurs rom 6 districts were awarded. 8 awards to individual outsourcing proessionals and awards to women outsourcing proessionals were handed out. companies got recogniion or their contribuion in the outsourcing sector. Also startup companies were awarded on a category introduced or the first ime. State Minister o Ministry o Finance and Planning, M AMannan handed out the awards as the Chie Guest. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan, Secretary, Ministry o Educaion atended the ceremony as Special Guests. BASIS President Shameem Ahsan presided over the ceremony.

Seedstars World Compeiion

The Seedstars World compeiion is being held or the past ew years at the global level to provide supports to seed-level startup companies. This year Bangladesh Associaion o Sotware and Inormaion Services BASIS and Seedstars World organized the compeiion or the first ime in Bangladesh on November , . The iniiaive was powered by Internaional Trade Center o United Naion and BD Venture Limited, and acivated by Beterstories Ltd. and Preneurlab. The winner o that event Madviser, which has created an app to compare cell phone offers by analyzing usage paterns based on the phone s data will represent Bangladesh at the Seedstars Global Summit next March.BASIS President Shameem Ahsan was present at the prize giving ceremony o the Dhaka leg o global Seedstars World compeiion as the Chie Guest. The program was also atended by Ambassador o Switzerland to Bangladesh Chrisian Marin Fotsch, Dhaka chapter Director o Founder Insitute SajidRahman, Co-ounder o NewscredIraj Islam, ITC Senior Officer Marin Labbe, Managing Director o BD Venture Limited Shawkat Hossain among others.

Digital Investment Summit: To Promote Investment in the IT Sector

The day-long Digital Investment Summit took place on May 7, . This event marked a strong commitment rom different eniies to invest and to promote investment in the ICT sector and create a drive or digital soluions through mobile technology. This event was jointly organized by ICT Division, BASIS, Telenor Group and Accenture

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Bangladesh at the RaddissonBlu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka. The investment summit eatured paricipaion rom key local and internaional policymakers, representaives rom the government and trade bodies, investors and industry leaders. Mr. Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, ICT Affairs Adviser to the Honorable Prime Minister spoke at the summit as the Chie Guest. ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak was the Special Guest o the event.

Bangladesh Internet Week

Bangladesh Internet Week was a joint iniiaive by the ICT Division, BASIS and Grameenphone, held on September to , to promote internet usage amongst the people o Bangladesh. This week-long series o events consisted o three expos happening in three major ciies throughout the country, Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet, as well as digital airs happening in every upazila o the country.

ObjeciveBangladesh Internet Week intended to meet certain objecives to empower Bangladesh as a naion with the tool o technology in its grasp. The core objecives were to connect the unconnected, to create awareness about mass uses o Internet, to create million new internet users, to uplit the homegrown internet products, to connect million people in the course o 7 days and to increase the Internet penetraion.

Target group The target groups o Bangladesh Internet Week were:

Internet and Product Developers o Bangladesh: Bangladesh Internet Week served as a major plaform or internet based businesses to showcase their products and services to reach a massive audience. New users o Internet: Through Bangladesh Internet, we encouraged a greater number o people to avail the benefits o the internet. Through Bangladesh Internet Week, achieving the goal o million new internet users had been targeted. People in the grass roots level: A large percentage o the country is unconnected. More oten than not, this percent-age is amongst the people rom the grass roots level who can be most benefited rom being connected to the internet. Youth: The youth are heavy users o the internet. Through the Bangladesh Internet Week, BASIS exposed them to the numerous products and services, as well as the benefits o the internet.

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Aciviies There were muli-dimensional aciviies o the Bangladesh Internet Week: Major Expos Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet , Digital Mela in 88 Upazilas, 7 Talk Shows in a TV Channel and Tech Events. Besides this, there were campus acivaion programs, mega events in different universiies, a Street Paining event and a lot more.

Major ExposCountry s biggest internet est had major exposiions showcasing internet technologies, applicaions and sotware packages in three major ciies o the county - Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet. To inorm and educate, these expos show-cased technologies and applicaions.

Upazila Digital MelaThrough the Upazila Digital Mela & Internet Week iniiaive, we hoped to increase their awareness o the lie chang-ing capabiliies o the internet or employment, educaion, eCommerce, agriculture, health benefits, eGovernance, public services, entertainment and so orth all throughout Bangladesh. Showcase o some o the key technologies and applicaions showcased at the main expos were conducted in 87 Union Digital Centers.

Talk shows7 talk shows were telecasted on TV under the ramework o Bangladesh Internet Week. Following are the topics o the talk shows: Creaing an ecosystem or the growth o Internet, Raionale Taxaion Policy or ICT Industry, Key policy support required or growth o E-Commerce in Bangladesh, Challenges or naionwide internet coverage, Importance o Intellectual Property: Bangladesh Perspecive , Mobile Applicaions: Changing Lives and Commercial Freedom or ICT industry.

Tech EventsThe tech events were organized with the goal o enriching the knowledge o the students who visited them and were also another avenue to inorm the students about the benefits o the internet and how it can help them in their lives. The tech events covered a wide range o topics some were very technical events which were aimed at imparing specialized knowledge while others were more general and accessible to students.

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Partnership with NBR in Income Tax Fair 5

NBR organized a weeklong naional income tax airs across the country on September 6- , to encourage people or paying income tax to widen the tax net or ensuring increased revenue collecion. BASIS has worked as the Digital partner or the air. BASIS promoted the air through Social Media, BASIS website and BASIS members.

Connecing Startups

ICT Division and Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority BHTPA , with support rom BASIS and BCC have developed a process to select the companies to be incubated at the First Government Sotware Technology Park STP - through Connecing Startups Bangladesh.

The Connecing Startups Bangladesh - Startup Compeiion was launched on October 8 and was open or applicaions or one month. From the group o potenial startups, a handul will be chosen or incubaion at the Janata Tower Sotware Technology Park - which will be declared next year.

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InternaionalBASIS-TiE Silicon Valley Conference

TiE Silicon Valley s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands o technology start-ups worldwide and the awards are announced at TiEcon, the world s largest conerence or entrepreneurs. TiE Silicon Valley Presi-dent had invited BASIS President along with business delegates to paricipate in the TiECon .

To encourage unds rom Silicon Valley venture capital companies Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary o ICT Division, Shameem Ahsan, President o BASIS, SM Ashraul Islam, Execuive Director o Bangladesh Computer Council BCC , M Helal, AABEA Advisor among othersspoke at the annual award program organized by American Associaion o Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects AABEA at The Indus Entrepreneurs TiE Silicon Valley. M RashidulHasan, BASIS Vice President and MostafizurRahmanSohel, BASIS Joint Secretary General,were present among others.

Global Exhibiion on Services GES 5 in New Delhi

Ministry o Commerce and Industry, Government o India, the Conederaion o Indian Industry CII and the Services Export Promoion Council SEPC jointly organized the Global Exhibiion in Services GES on - April, in New Delhi, India. Global Exhibiion on Services GES is a global plaform or trade in services amongst major players aimed to enhance strategic cooperaion and develop synergies between compeiive players o services sector with their global counterparts.Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister, Ministry o ICT, Shameem Ahsan, BASIS President, Russell T Ahmed, BASIS Senior Vice President, BASIS Joint Secretary General, Mohammed MostafizurRahmanSohel, Utam Kumar Paul, BASIS Secretary General,Samira ZuberiHimika,BASIS Director, Ms. Farhana Anwar Rahman, Chairperson & CEO o UY Systems Ltd., Mr. Forkan Bin Quasem, Managing Director o Spectrum Engineering Consorium Ltd, Mr. Mohammad Amirul Islam, Partner o IB Corporaion and Mr. Abu Nasher, PRO to ICT State Minister atended the GES .

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CeBIT Australia 2015

BASIS paricipated in CeBIT Australia , one o the largest IT air in the world, or the first ime during May to 7, at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. BASIS took part in this mega event in collaboraion with Export Promoion Bureau under the Ministry o Commerce. Four BASIS Members companies Beyond Technologies, BITS Soluions Ltd., Divine IT Limited and The Databiz Sotware Ltd paricipated in the event as exhibitors where Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority was another exhibitor rom Government side.

CeBIT Germany 2015

BASIS paricipated in the largest IT Fair o the World: CeBIT . The air took place rom 6 to March , in Hanno-ver o Germany. With the help o the Expert Promoion Bureau EPB , BASIS member companies Corporate IT Limited and Grameen Soluions Limited paricipated in CeBIT , along with the Bangladesh Hi Tech Park Authority, showcasing their products and services. Also Beyond Technologies and Metronet Bangladesh Limited paricipated in CeBIT as visitors.

Asia Pacific ICT Alliance APICTAAsia Pacific ICT Alliance APICTA Membership

BASIS achieved the membership o Asia Pacific ICT Alliance APICTA . BASIS was accorded the membership in the 8th Execuive Meeing o APICTA held at Singapore during March - , . APICTA is a renowned organizaion

in the ICT sector o Asia. Being an associaion o the ICT trade bodies o the Asia Pacific Region, APICTA works with the partner countries or the development o the sector and the economies as well. BASIS has achieved the membership o such disinguished organizaion ater going through extensive procedures.

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BASIS was invited to join the 8th Execuive Commitee meeing o APICTA. In response to the invitaion o APICTA, BASIS President Mr. Shameem Ahsan along with Mr. Abdullah H Kafi, the ormer Chairman o Asian-Oceanian Com-puing Industry Organizaion ASOCIO and BASIS Advisor or Internaional Affairs; and Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secre-tary General o BASIS atended in the consensual meeings with the representaives o the member countries.

APICTA ExCo Meeing and APICTA- 5 Internaional Awards in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka had declared November 6- , as 'Naional Inormaion and Communicaion Technology Week'. During this week APICTA ExCo meeing and APICTA - Internaional Awards ceremony was held. The meeing provides a plaform or paricipants to network and inormaion exchanges with ICT, business, government and academic leaders rom Asia Pacific economies. The award ceremony was hosted by Federaion o IT Industry Sri Lanka FITIS , BCS the Chartered Insitute or IT Sri Lanka Secion BCSSL and the ICT Agency o Sri Lanka ICTA . The awards were handed out to reflect, encourage and recognize innovaive products and applicaions developed in Asia Pacific economies.

Mr. Russell T Ahmed, Senior Vice President o BASIS atended the APICTA ExCo Meeing and the award ceremony. He shared his plan to hold APICTA Awards in Bangladesh next year which will be organized by BASIS.

Japan IT Week Spring 5

BASIS took part in the th Japan IT Week, Spring in collaboraion with ICT Division under the Ministry o Posts Telecommunicaion and Inormaion Technology during May - at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. The delegaion was led by the Honorable State Minister o ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak. The paricipants were rom both public and private sector. Six BASIS member companies represented the private sector, which includes HawarIT Sotware Service Ltd, Inocrat Soluions Ltd., DataSot Systems Bangladesh Limited, Genweb Limited, weDevs and Systech Digital Limited. A great number o inormaion systems manager, management execuives, sales managers, system integrators and managers rom IT system division visited Japan IT Week to conduct business ace to ace with exhibitors. The exhibiion worked as the meeing point or both IT soluion providers and IT system managers.

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Bangladesh-Japan B B Meeing in Tokyo

BASIS and Embassy o Bangladesh in Tokyo organized Bangladesh-Japan B B Meeing on 6 October, in Tokyo. Bangladeshi IT Proessionals in Japan supported the event. Bangladeshi IT companies took part with their services & products and had exclusive B B meeings with no ewer than Japanese companies. Besides establishing business contacts & serious engagements, some successul business deals have been concluded. Bangladesh Ambas-sador to Japan Masud Bin Momen, BASIS President Shameem Ahsan, JETRO Senior Director Takashi Suzuki made presentaions on the occasion. BASIS Secretary General Utam Kumar Paul, Former President o BASIS Mahboob Zaman were present there. Fruiful business discussions & acive engagements o all the paricipaing Japanese & Bangladeshi companies made the event a success. This event is expected to culminate in successul business relaion-ship between Japanese & Bangladeshi companies.

GITEX Technology Week 5, Dubai

GITEX Technology Week , the largest IT exhibiion o Middle East and Arica was held rom October 8, . The exhibiion commenced by Dubai World Trade Centre was organized at the Dubai Internaional Convenion and Exhibiion Centre. The -day event coninued ill October . The exhibiion worked as a gateway or global technol-ogy brands to access the Middle East, the astest emerging and investment ready ICT market.

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BASIS with the support o Export Promoion Bureau paricipated in the exhibiion. Six BASIS member companies had partaken in the exhibiion. Paricipatory companies were: Code Knight Soluions, Free Sotware Soluion, Genuity Systems Ltd, Mir Technologies Ltd, Reve Systems Ltd and Sot Tech Ltd.

North American Bengali Conference NABC

The North American Bengali Conerence, known as the BangaSammelan was held in the United States in Texas. The Conerence lasted rom July to July and BASIS took part in the conerence. With the intent o increasing the exposure o Bangladesh in global landscape, Bangladesh was branded under the slogan o Bangladesh Next . Along with BASIS, Bangladesh Computer Council and the ICT sector took part in the conerence.

BASIS President Shameem Ahsan, along with Vice President M. Rashidul Hasan and Joint Secretary General Mustafizur Rahman Sohel made up the BASIS delegaion. Eight BASIS member companies took part in the coner-ence. These are Krani Associates Limited, Reverie Corporaion Limited, Southtech Limited, Service Engine Limited, Ubik Corporaion Limited, Technology Soluion Limited, ARC Bangladesh Limited and Beyond Technologies.

B B Meeings in Thailand

BASIS took part in business to business B B meeings in Thailand on August , to uilize and develop market opportuniies between Bangladeshi and Thai IT and ITES companies. As part o the council meeing o the Asian Oceanian Compuing Industry Organizaion ASOCIO and the plenary meeing o , ASOCIO organized the B B meeings. The meeings were held in Bangkok, where twelve BASIS member companies took part. Aside rom them, companies rom Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand took part in the meeing. The discussions were regarding business development and trade relaions between the two countries. Meeings were held with around companies rom Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia.

Internaional ICT and BPO conference in Uganda

The Internaional ICT and BPO conerence was held in Kampala, Uganda during September to October , . M Rashidul Hasan, Vice President o BASIS discussed the developments in Bangladesh IT industry in the Internaional ICT and BPO conerence in Uganda on 8 October. He atended the conerence in response o the invitaion rom UN Internaional Trade Centre ITC . The conerence was organized by Uganda ICT Associaion. Apart rom that he also

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headed the B B meeings separately held in Uganda and Kenya.

M. Rashidul Hasan spoke at the conerence where he talked about regular programs and aciviies o BASIS and how they assist their member companies in capacity building and creaing new entrepreneurs. Uganda companies conveyed their interest to work with BASIS at the conerence. They expressed their interest to partake in BASIS SotExpo and sign MoU with BASIS during their visit. Five BASIS member companies engaged in B B meeings with Uganda ICT Associaion as a part o the conerence. Each o the BASIS member companies had more than meeings with the Kenyan companies.

ITU Telecom World Event in Hungary

Mr. Sunny Md. Ashra Khan, Director o BASIS was invited to join to speak at the ITU Telecom World Event. On the central theme o Acceleraing Innovaion or social good , Forum debates at ITU Telecom World , took place rom October in Budapest, Hungary. The Forum program at the event explored three main tracks: accelerat-ing digital transormaion, expanding access to digital opportuniies and building trust or a connected uture.The discussions embraced the key issues o moment in the ICT sector and address how together we can move orward on creaing a beter uture or all, as soon as possible..

NTF III Bangladesh-Dutch B B A B B matchmaking session was held in Utrecht, Netherlands on November , . NTF III companies that parici-pated in meeings were Aprosot Consuling and Training Corp., BrainStaion- , Daffodil Computers Limited, IBCS-PRIMAX Sotware BD Ltd., IMpulse BD Ltd, Inormaix Technologies, Kaz Sotware Ltd., Nascenia Limited, PixelNet Technologies Ltd., Prime Tech Soluions Ltd., Shurjomukhi Limited, Spinoff Studio and Systech Digital Limited.

Business Matchmaking Event in London 8 NTF III companies atended a Business Matchmaking Event in London, UK arranged by NTF III Bangladesh Project. They met many potenial UK clients and discussed the prospects o supporing or outsourcing their development needs. The B B networking meeing was held on November 7, . The NTF III companies are Ergo Ventures Pvt. Ltd., GraphicPeople Limited, Laitude- , Reverie Corporaion Limited, Shehala IT Ltd., Tradexcel Graphics Limited, UY Systems Ltd. and Windmill Inotech Limited.

B B Meeing with UK and Denmark NTF III companies took part in a B B matchmaking sessions on April - , . companies rom UK and company rom Denmark paricipated in the meeings. The session was under the NTF III project. Companies that paricipated in the B B meeings were Aprosot Consuling and Training Corp., BrainStaion- , Daffodil Computers Limited, Ergo Ventures Pvt. Ltd., GraphicPeople Limited, Ice9 Interacive Ltd., Laitude- , Mulimedia Content & Communicaions Ltd, Nascenia Limited, ReliSource Technologies Ltd., ServicEngine Limited, Shehala IT Ltd., Shur-jomukhi Limited, Spinoff Studio, Structured Data Systems Limited, Systech Digital Limited and UY Systems Ltd.

New Chapter in Chitagong

BASIS opened a new chapter in Chitagong on June 8th with a view to expand IT business, creaing skilled manpower and to decentralize the overall aciviies. A five member convening commitee has been ormed iniially. The commitee is headed by Mr. Md. Imrul Islam Chowdhury. Managing Director o Copotronic Ino systems Ltd. Other members include Mr. Abul Kashem, Managing Director o Xponent Ino systems, Md. Jillur Rahman Lipton, Managing Director o Corporate IT Limited, Proessor Rezaul Karim, CEO o Desh IT and Mr. Ahsanul Karim, Managing Director o Frenz I Park.

For skill development and training, BASIS sub organizaion BASIS Insitute o Technology and Management BITM also began aciviies through the Chitagong Chapter.

STP- Contract Signing

An agreement was signed between Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority BHTPA , Bangladesh Development Bank Limited BDBL and BASIS to ensure opimum environment, compeiive rent among other benefits or the tenant sotware companies in the BDBL building or a period o years commencing rom July , . BASIS Secretary

General Mr. Utam Kumar Paul and BASIS Execuive Director Sami Ahmed were present at the occasion. BASIS has agreed to act as the management agent o the agreement which involves collecing rents, uiliies and other charges rom these tenants. BASIS also ensures security, cleaning and other necessary services. In this connecion, a STP- management commitee was ormed. Mr. Sami Ahmed, Execuive Director, BASIS is the Convener o the commitee while the members included Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS; Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Treasurer, BASIS; Mr. A.K.M. Fahim Mashroor, CEO, bdjobs.com; Mr. Amir Hossain, Managing Director, Electro Crat Corporaion Ltd.; Mr. Tamzid Siddiq Spondon, Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd. and Mr. AK Shabbir Mahbub, Chairman, DEVNET Limited.

Import Remitance Against Purchase of Sotware Through eDeliveryBASIS persuaded Bangladesh Bank o the need o authenicaion cerificaion as a pre-requisite or imporing sotware through eDelivery. Bangladesh Bank has relaxed its oreign exchange regulaion allowing purchase o sotware through eDelivery without prior permission. Bangladesh Bank has issued a direcive regarding the same. The guide-lines said that authorized dealers Banks may allow their customers to arrange customs assessment o the sotware ater being saisfied orm the cerificaion issued by BASIS to the effect that the purchase o sotware is genuine and sourced rom reliable suppliers.

SCB-BASIS: ERQ Account for Outsourcing Companies and Individuals

BASIS iniiated a new service in associaion with Standard Chartered Bank named SCB ERQ Account , which is SCB s bundle offering o Savings Account and an US Dollar ERQ Exporter Retenion Quota account. The service is or individuals and firms involved in service export in non-physical orm such as outsourcing, BPO, business services, research and advisory services etc. The service is ree o cost or BASIS member companies. To acilitate, BASIS issues tesimonial / cerificate to the outsourcing proessionals which helps them to avail the offer o the bank. Under this service, customer can park the payment received through inward remitance in USD account and BDT account simultaneously. The account holder will have the opion o retaining maximum % o the inward remitance in the oreign currency account. Customer can transer the USD und abroad rom USD ERQ account through wire transer / and Demand Drat or bonafide business purpose. VISA Internaional debit card can be issued against ERQ account. Also, customer can earn interest on BDT Savings account according to prevailing interest rate.

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Strengthening BASIS New Chapter in Chitagong

BASIS opened a new chapter in Chitagong on June 8th with a view to expand IT business, creaing skilled manpower and to decentralize the overall aciviies. A five member convening commitee has been ormed iniially. The commitee is headed by Mr. Md. Imrul Islam Chowdhury. Managing Director o Copotronic Ino systems Ltd. Other members include Mr. Abul Kashem, Managing Director o Xponent Ino systems, Md. Jillur Rahman Lipton, Managing Director o Corporate IT Limited, Proessor Rezaul Karim, CEO o Desh IT and Mr. Ahsanul Karim, Managing Director o Frenz I Park.

For skill development and training, BASIS sub organizaion BASIS Insitute o Technology and Management BITM also began aciviies through the Chitagong Chapter.

STP- Contract Signing

An agreement was signed between Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority BHTPA , Bangladesh Development Bank Limited BDBL and BASIS to ensure opimum environment, compeiive rent among other benefits or the tenant sotware companies in the BDBL building or a period o years commencing rom July , . BASIS Secretary

General Mr. Utam Kumar Paul and BASIS Execuive Director Sami Ahmed were present at the occasion. BASIS has agreed to act as the management agent o the agreement which involves collecing rents, uiliies and other charges rom these tenants. BASIS also ensures security, cleaning and other necessary services. In this connecion, a STP- management commitee was ormed. Mr. Sami Ahmed, Execuive Director, BASIS is the Convener o the commitee while the members included Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS; Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Treasurer, BASIS; Mr. A.K.M. Fahim Mashroor, CEO, bdjobs.com; Mr. Amir Hossain, Managing Director, Electro Crat Corporaion Ltd.; Mr. Tamzid Siddiq Spondon, Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd. and Mr. AK Shabbir Mahbub, Chairman, DEVNET Limited.

Import Remitance Against Purchase of Sotware Through eDeliveryBASIS persuaded Bangladesh Bank o the need o authenicaion cerificaion as a pre-requisite or imporing sotware through eDelivery. Bangladesh Bank has relaxed its oreign exchange regulaion allowing purchase o sotware through eDelivery without prior permission. Bangladesh Bank has issued a direcive regarding the same. The guide-lines said that authorized dealers Banks may allow their customers to arrange customs assessment o the sotware ater being saisfied orm the cerificaion issued by BASIS to the effect that the purchase o sotware is genuine and sourced rom reliable suppliers.

SCB-BASIS: ERQ Account for Outsourcing Companies and Individuals

BASIS iniiated a new service in associaion with Standard Chartered Bank named SCB ERQ Account , which is SCB s bundle offering o Savings Account and an US Dollar ERQ Exporter Retenion Quota account. The service is or individuals and firms involved in service export in non-physical orm such as outsourcing, BPO, business services, research and advisory services etc. The service is ree o cost or BASIS member companies. To acilitate, BASIS issues tesimonial / cerificate to the outsourcing proessionals which helps them to avail the offer o the bank. Under this service, customer can park the payment received through inward remitance in USD account and BDT account simultaneously. The account holder will have the opion o retaining maximum % o the inward remitance in the oreign currency account. Customer can transer the USD und abroad rom USD ERQ account through wire transer / and Demand Drat or bonafide business purpose. VISA Internaional debit card can be issued against ERQ account. Also, customer can earn interest on BDT Savings account according to prevailing interest rate.

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New Chapter in Chitagong

BASIS opened a new chapter in Chitagong on June 8th with a view to expand IT business, creaing skilled manpower and to decentralize the overall aciviies. A five member convening commitee has been ormed iniially. The commitee is headed by Mr. Md. Imrul Islam Chowdhury. Managing Director o Copotronic Ino systems Ltd. Other members include Mr. Abul Kashem, Managing Director o Xponent Ino systems, Md. Jillur Rahman Lipton, Managing Director o Corporate IT Limited, Proessor Rezaul Karim, CEO o Desh IT and Mr. Ahsanul Karim, Managing Director o Frenz I Park.

For skill development and training, BASIS sub organizaion BASIS Insitute o Technology and Management BITM also began aciviies through the Chitagong Chapter.

STP- Contract Signing

An agreement was signed between Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority BHTPA , Bangladesh Development Bank Limited BDBL and BASIS to ensure opimum environment, compeiive rent among other benefits or the tenant sotware companies in the BDBL building or a period o years commencing rom July , . BASIS Secretary

General Mr. Utam Kumar Paul and BASIS Execuive Director Sami Ahmed were present at the occasion. BASIS has agreed to act as the management agent o the agreement which involves collecing rents, uiliies and other charges rom these tenants. BASIS also ensures security, cleaning and other necessary services. In this connecion, a STP- management commitee was ormed. Mr. Sami Ahmed, Execuive Director, BASIS is the Convener o the commitee while the members included Mr. Utam Kumar Paul, Secretary General, BASIS; Mr. Shah Imraul Kaeesh, Treasurer, BASIS; Mr. A.K.M. Fahim Mashroor, CEO, bdjobs.com; Mr. Amir Hossain, Managing Director, Electro Crat Corporaion Ltd.; Mr. Tamzid Siddiq Spondon, Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd. and Mr. AK Shabbir Mahbub, Chairman, DEVNET Limited.

Import Remitance Against Purchase of Sotware Through eDelivery BASIS persuaded Bangladesh Bank o the need o authenicaion cerificaion as a pre-requisite or imporing sotware through eDelivery. Bangladesh Bank has relaxed its oreign exchange regulaion allowing purchase o sotware through eDelivery without prior permission. Bangladesh Bank has issued a direcive regarding the same. The guide-lines said that authorized dealers Banks may allow their customers to arrange customs assessment o the sotware ater being saisfied orm the cerificaion issued by BASIS to the effect that the purchase o sotware is genuine and sourced rom reliable suppliers.

SCB-BASIS: ERQ Account for Outsourcing Companies and Individuals

BASIS iniiated a new service in associaion with Standard Chartered Bank named SCB ERQ Account , which is SCB s bundle offering o Savings Account and an US Dollar ERQ Exporter Retenion Quota account. The service is or individuals and firms involved in service export in non-physical orm such as outsourcing, BPO, business services, research and advisory services etc. The service is ree o cost or BASIS member companies. To acilitate, BASIS issues tesimonial / cerificate to the outsourcing proessionals which helps them to avail the offer o the bank. Under this service, customer can park the payment received through inward remitance in USD account and BDT account simultaneously. The account holder will have the opion o retaining maximum % o the inward remitance in the oreign currency account. Customer can transer the USD und abroad rom USD ERQ account through wire transer / and Demand Drat or bonafide business purpose. VISA Internaional debit card can be issued against ERQ account. Also, customer can earn interest on BDT Savings account according to prevailing interest rate.

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