BPO Summit Bangladesh 2018' is going to be held on 15th and 16th April 2018 for the third time in Robi and Monday. The biggest in the two-day BPO sector will be held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in the capital. Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy will inaugurate the inaugural ceremony as the chief guest at the inauguration of the BPO summit.
On 21 March 2018, on Wednesday, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) seminar was signed to form the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology and Bangladesh Association of Colcenity and Outsourcing (sentences) on successful completion of the BPO summit.
Director General of Information and Communications Technology (Additional Secretary) AKM Khairul Alam and President of Bangladesh Association of Colcenity and Outsourcing (WTO) Wahid Sharif signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.
Minister of Information and Communication Technology Zunaed Ahmed Palak, Secretary Subir Kishore Chowdhury, Additional Director General of Police Maliha Nargis, Systems Manager (Joint Secretary) Md. Mohsinul Alam, Director (Finance and Administration) said. Rezaul Maqshud Jahidi, deputy secretary and director (planning and development) Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, deputy director (planning and development) Mohammad Abul Hashem, assistant programmer Nure Alam Siddiqi, general secretary of Bangladesh Association of Colchester and Outsourcing (TCO) Towhid Hossain Project Coordinator of BPO Summit2018 Sharmin Kabir said.
Postal, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabber said that BPO Summit is going to achieve another milestone keeping in mind the will to implement Digital Bangladesh by 2021. In order to reach more people in the continuation of successful 2015-2016 and 2016, BPO Summit 2014 will be organized to provide more broad purpose and solutions.
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said the government has taken various steps to advance the information technology sector. BPO sector has huge potential in Bangladesh. There are opportunities for young people and students to work in the BPO sector. Currently, BPO sector is one of the main means of achieving foreign exchange. By introducing the BPO summit Bangladesh 2018, the newcomers will have to highlight this sector.
In the two-day event, local and foreign IT, government policymakers, researchers, students and those involved in the BPO sector will participate. Bangladesh has already got recognition in the world-durbar as an ideal country for technology business, especially for outsourcing business management, business development, and investment. This year the world will be informed about how to improve the outsourcing sector further. And the implementation of the government's vision-2021 will highlight various initiatives of the BPO sector. Creating skilled and adequate manpower in the BPO sector is also one of the goals of this Summit.