November 2015

BANGLADESH

Next

ICT Destination

Presentation plan

Global Recognitions

Key Enablers

IT/ITES Industry

Skilled Resources

Government Incentives

Infrastructure

2008: 12th December : Vision 2021Journey Started for Digital Bangladesh

2013

2015

2021

Build, Maintain & Retain

Grow & Rise, Lower Income Country

Accelerate & Shine

How it began ? Middle Income CountryOn 12th December 2008, the Government

conceptualized the revolutionary

Vision 2021: Digital Bangladesh

Formation of ICT Ministry , Infrastructure &

Capacity Building Initiatives

2010

2018

Page 4 ICT Opportunities in Bangladesh

V i s i o n 2 0 2 1

e-Governance, e-Services &

Citizen connectivity

Rise of IT enabled

Knowledge based Human

Resource & Economy

IT ecosystem, Infrastructure &

Business

Why Bangladesh?

Single Window to support investment

Uninterrupted power and gas connections.

Hi-speed Internet connectivity

Peaceful and secured business environment

One of the largest & fastest growing

technology markets in South-East Asia

Stable currency & macro-economic

situation

Competitive wage and production cost.

Incentives for investment in IT/ITES

Investment Protection

Experience with overseas clients.

PolicyMarket situation

InfrastructureEase of doing business

Why

Bangladesh?

Global Recognitions: Rankings

JP Morgan 1 of the Frontier 5

GartnerBangladesh among top 30

Outsourcing destinations

CofaceEnlisted among the next 10

emerging countries

Elance–Odesk (October

2013) – 3rd most popular

for outsourcing from the

OECD countries

Goldman Sachs Next 11 after BRIC

Sources: Int. News Media

AT Kearney GSLI 2014: 26th rank among Top 50

(Ranked first in financial category)

ICT Sustainable Development Award 2015

International Telecommunication Union (IUT)September 27, 2015

Global Recognitions: International Awards

South-South Cooperation Visionary

Award 2014

United NationsNovember 21, 2014

Global Recognitions: International Awards

World Summit on Information Society Prize 2014

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)June 10, 2014

Global ICT Excellence Award 2014

World Information Technology and Services AllianceSeptember 2014

Bangladesh: Land of PotentialDemographic Dividend

65% Youth (18 – 35 years)

350,000 IT Professionals employed

131.4 Million Mobile Phone Users

(77.3% of Population)

54.058 million Internet Subscriber

Country-wide High Speed Fiber Network

5275 Digital Center

&

Shared Access Points

13+ Million Social Media Users

One New FB Account Every 12 Second

100+ Govt. e-Services for citizen

On-Line hassle-free Company Registration

350,000 Graduates Per Year

8000+ IT Graduates per year

1000+ Registered Software

&

ITES Companies

357.61% Growth in Electric Power Generation in last 6 years

Education at a Glance

Source: BBS 2014

Literacy Rate (%) : 71.1Universities : 121Colleges : 3547Professional Edu. Institutes : 316Expenditure on Education : 14.1%High School : 19208Poly Techniqu Institute : 103Medical College : 82Dental College : 13Techer’s Educational Institute : 209

Curzon Hall, Dhaka University

University of Rajshahi

IT/ITES Industry

USD 400 MillionAnnual Turnover of the

Industry - 2014

Continuously

Growing Job

Market in

Software &

ITES

Software and

ITES together, is

projected to

employing over

One Million

Software and IT

professionals by

2021

44%

56%

IT

ITES

IT ITES

(including BPO)

Source: BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software and Information

Services)

Software Export Trend & Destinations

26.08 24.0932.91 35.36

45.31

70.81

101.63

124.72

IT/ITES Export TrendBangladesh Bank Data

Export (in million USD)

Major Exports to US, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia & Europe

Major Export in USA & Europe, Japan

rising fast (Percentage of Companies Exporting)

18.34

14.7911.24

7.1

4.73

4.14

4.14 3.55

USA

UK

Denmark

Canada

Netherlands

Germany

Japan

Australia

Source: BASIS

250 Million USD in 2014-15

Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority:Mandated to establish Hi-Tech industrial zones

Creation

Development

Operation

Management

Skill Development

Revenue Generation

Employment Generation

Economic Growth

Opportunity in Bangladesh for ICT

Knowledge based industry

Global demand

High scalability and growth potential

Availability of large pool of young people

Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority

Hi Tech Parks

15

Jessore STP

12 IT Parks

Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park (KHTP)

First state of the art Hi-Tech zone and industrial park in Bangladesh

232 acre in Kaliakoir (more 97 acre to be added)

Agreement signed with Summit Technopolis Ltd. and Bangladesh TechnosityLtd.

MTB Building

Dormitory Building

Ongoing MTB Building

Canteen Building

Ongoing Dormitory Building

Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park (KHTP)

Ready for Investment

Rail

Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park

Presentation title

Jessore Software Technology Park

Multi-Tenant Building

Amphitheatre Building

3 Star Dormitory Building

Hi-Speed Internet Connectivity

MTB Building

Dormitory Building

Ongoing MTB Building

Canteen Building

Ongoing Dormitory Building

Ongoing Construction: High Tech Parks

Janata Tower Software Technology Park

Area of land: 47.00 acres

Surrounded by the natural lake

Only 5 km away from Shahjalal

International Airport

PPP Model.

Mohakhali IT Village

Heart of The Capital City

Well Connected

Surrounded by Universities &

Colleges

Internationally reputed foreign and

local companies

JTSTP

Sylhet Electronic City

Area of land: 162.83 acre

Companyganj, Sylhet

Well connected by road, rail and air

Nearer to Science and Technology University

PPP Model.

Targeted business: Electronic accessories,

Computer parts, IT/ITES.

Land of Sylhet Electronic City

Some Other Hi-Tech Park Initiatives

IT Training and Incubation Center,

Natore

Barendra Silicon City, Rajshahi

7 IT Training and Incubation center

12 IT Parks

Endorsement of private STPs by

Hi-Tech Park Authority

Private STPs include

Accenture STP, Dhaka

Augmedix STP, Dhaka

Bangladesh Japan IT

Digicon Technologies, Dhaka

High Tech Park - Incentives

Incentives

Duty free import of vehicles

Bonded Warehouse station facilities in HTP/STP

Duty free import of capital machineries, etc.

Ten years tax exemption for IT/ITES Companies

Twelve years tax exemption for Developers

100 % profit repatriation for investors

100% ownership for foreign investors

Facilities of the Hi-Tech Park

Green Building

Telecommunications with high-speed fiber optic connection

Technology centre with shared services

Training centre (HRD), Incubation centre, Data centre

24/7 hours management services

Residence facilities, Hospotal, Schools, Hotel and Convention centre

Shopping mall with cultural centre

Hi-Tech Park Authority

Computer Software IT Based Services Communication

Software R&D Communication

Hardware Electronic ProductsManufacturing &

Assembling HR Development

Institute Bioinformatics

Skilled HR for Hi-Tech Industries

73,404 Skilled IT/ITES

Professionals

50,404 Youth trained

23,000Youth trained

Secured Environment

Political stability

Industrial police

Tourist police

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Few Existing Foreign Investors

30

Signing of contract with Bangladesh Technosity Ltd.

Signing of Contract withSummit Tecnopolis Ltd.

Accenture building declared as STP Opening of the Access Road

Bangladesh: Platform for

Global Investment