DHAKA: Banglalink’s parent company VimpelCom’s Head of Emerging Markets Jon Eddy and ICT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak visited country’s first digital incubator.

It was established as a private public partnership to nourish the local entrepreneurial talents in developing digital solutions for a true digital Bangladesh.

This initiative has helped the young entrepreneurs to create their own platform for small and medium business startup, said a press release.

Digital Bangladesh has always been the goal of government and country has already witnessed several revolutionary initiatives which have been driving us towards Digitalization.

This starts-up are the future of tomorrow’s digital world and being a responsible corporate entity Banglalink always encourages them and would like to give them the first opportunity to sell their applications to us.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak said, “I am happy to see the digital progression among the young talents of the country. Bangladesh Government is committed to establishing Digital Bangladesh by 2021. I want to thank Banglalink for coming forward in establishing country’s first IT Incubator.”

While visiting the IT Incubator Jon Eddy said “The IT Incubator Centre is a part of VimpelCom’s group global corporate responsibility. We believe Digital growth not only drives a nation towards advancement but it also contributes towards the country’s economic development.”

Banglalink in collaboration with Bangladesh Government has supported to establish an IT Incubation Centre for creating a platform for the Digital Startups.

ICT Affairs Advisor to the PM Sajeeb Wazed inaugurated this in the presence of Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Secretary General of International Telecom Union (ITU) Houlin Zhau and Co-Founder of VimpelCom Augie K. Fabela in July this year at Janata Tower in city’s Karwan Bazar.

During this visit Banglalink CEO Erik Aas and Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer Taimur Rahman were also present at the occasion.

BDST: 2106 HRS, NOV 07, 2016
AP/BD