TigerIT: a bright spot in software

Ziaur Rahman

Bangladesh-based firm TigerIT is leading the way in identification related software, developing national identification and immigration related projects of different countries.

The firm developed complete software solutions for national identity and voter registration in Bangladesh, a project that involved around 10 crore people in 2008.

The company is currently working on a project in Nepal on car number plate authentication, worth around $45 million.

It also developed Bhutan's NID and finger print matching for immigration processes and border control.

TigerIT has implemented similar projects in Tajikistan, Moldova, Poland and in a US state.

Due to the achievements, TigerIT Bangladesh's Chief Executive Officer Ziaur Rahman was given the ICT Business Person of the Year award by The Daily Star on Friday.

“Actually, we are trying to build Bangladesh as an ICT hub in the world,” said Rahman, after receiving the award, the first of its kind in the country.

In the garment sector, Bangladesh has established itself as a brand; company specification is not a matter here and ICT needs to recreate this, added Rahman.

“It will not be tough to become an ICT destination for outsourcing and software as we have talented manpower.”

A third of the company's sales revenue is generated from the local market, while the rest is from international operations. Its annual earnings averaged $100 million in recent times.