Digital Bangladesh Summit held virtually

Better Bangladesh Foundation recently held the Digital Bangladesh Summit 2020 virtually, focusing on digital transformation to support small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh.

Mustafa Jabbar, post and telecommunication minister, attended the summit as the chief guest.

"A huge transformation is totally possible for a country like Bangladesh. BBF has a very strong presence and they have been connecting all the dots by cultivating the global NRB talents. Our prime minister has set a benchmark to make our country a medium earning country within 2021."

He also mentioned the initiatives that can be taken to promote digital infrastructure among the local Bangladeshi people. He spoke on the ways people can experience the advantages of digitalisation in every step of their lives during this pandemic.

Rafiq Khan, CEO of BBF Global, said, "Our huge infrastructural and human resources of post and telecommunications can be transformed digitally and this huge network can have an impact throughout the country."

The Daily Star, Channel-I Online & BBF World News joined as media partners. Assure group, The Concord Group, and SME Foundation joined as corporate partners of the event.