Ogrogami Panel has announced its manifesto ahead of the upcoming e-CAB elections. The announcement was made at a city hotel on Thursday night.
Two most successful entrepreneurs in the e-commerce and logistics sector of the country respectively - Ambareen Reza, Co-founder and Managing Director of foodpanda Bangladesh and Shahriar Hasan, Co-founder and Chief Executive of Paperfly Limited, unveiled the manifesto of Ogrogami Panel in presence of journalists. In addition to expanding the scope of professional development and institutional support for members, the manifesto emphasizes cross-border policy and popularization of digital payments for the expansion of the e-commerce sector.
Stakeholders from tech sector, including members of Ogrogami Panel, were present during the announcement of manifesto. Leading panel members are: Shomi Kaiser (Dhansiri Digital), Mohammad Abdul Wahed Tamal (Computer Jagat), Mohammad Sahab Uddin Shipon (Diabetes Store), Nasima Akter (Revery), Asif Ahnaf (Breakbyt), Mohammad Saidur Rahman (Digital Hub), MD Ruhul Kuddus Chhotan (Focus Frame), Shahriar Hasan (Paperfly) and Ambareen Reza (foodpanda).
The e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) election will be held on June 18. There are 795 voters in this election.
Various initiatives will be taken to provide priority services to the members and improve their skills. In addition, Ambareen Reza announced the establishment of a startup academy and incubation center to develop the startup ecosystem; in the process, take new entrepreneurs forward in the e-commerce sector. It will be the job of the startup academy to increase the global connectivity of local startups, connect them with investors and make them more efficient through various types of training. In short, all kinds of support and mentorship will be provided for a startup to move forward globally.
Shahriar Hasan, Co-founder of Paperfly, raised the issue of entrepreneur-friendly policies and promised to take necessary steps to formulate entrepreneur-friendly policies. In addition, discussions and workshops will be organized for entrepreneurs to keep them aware of digital security. Above all, the entrepreneur promises that e-CAB will play a leading role in taking the e-commerce companies of Bangladesh to the world market within the next four years.
Seeds For The Future 2022, Bangladesh announces 30 top students for the third round of this global competition. Based on the student’s CGPA, Academic Knowledge, Creativity/Project Idea, and proficiency in English the jury board consisting of Huawei staff, project manager, and university teachers has shortlisted these candidates out of 200 participants in the 2nd round.
Initially, more than 1,100 students enrolled in this program and through a diversified screening process, these 30 students have been selected at the end of 2nd round. They will now move on to the next phase while this program will emphasize their skills, examination, project, and presentation skills. Students will also be given training on different topics through a program titled ‘Meet the mentor’. Based on their performance at the end of third round nine students will be promoted to regional round which will be held Thailand. The winners of regional round will go to Singapore for “Tech4Good Accelerator Camp”.
Yuying Karl, Head of Public Affairs and Communications department, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, shares, “Huawei began the ‘Seeds For The Future’ (SFTF) program in Bangladesh nine years ago and every time, we have received tremendous love and response. The experience with this year’s students has been wonderful. Bangladesh has a great dream of transformation in the ICT sector and youth will play an important role there. And I am very optimistic seeing the capabilities of these young talents. This program is very much aligned with the country’s ongoing digital transformation and yields a positive outcome. We hope that the students will get to learn a lot from the next phases of SFTF.”
The 30 top students are — Taki Yashir, Elin Ranjan Das and Golam Mahmud Samdani from BUET, Shahad Saroar, Shadmin Sultana, M. Ashikuzzaman Kowshik, and Nafisa Amin Hridi from DU, Sunanda Das and MD. Sazedur Rahman from KUET, Manaura Naznine, Farhana Amin, Madiha Binte Zakir, Mehreen Tabassum and Md. Masrur Saqib from RUET, Wasifa Rahman Rashmi, Anika Rahnuma, Md. Sumit Hasan, Fairuz Shaiara, and Md. Sajid Altaf from IUT, Mafruza Mharin Neha, Saad Mahbub Chowdhury and Marzia Tabassum Prithy from EWU, Abdullah Saleh and Abu M. Fuad from AUST, Sumaiya Abul Kalam and Mohammad Iftekher Ebne Jalal from CUET, and Mohammad Sayeem Sadat Hossain, Lazib Sharar Shaiok, Mohsina Taz and Ankita Kundu from BRAC University.
Huawei has been contributing in various ways to developing a comprehensive ICT ecosystem in Bangladesh. The global ICT infrastructure and solutions provider is helping the country reap the benefits of digital transformation. ‘Seeds For The Future’ is one such initiative by Huawei, which was launched globally in 2008 in Thailand. So far, this program has been implemented in 137 countries worldwide, and around 12,000 students and 500+ universities around the world have been benefitted through this initiative. Dedicated to top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and non-STEM students, SFTF offers huge learning opportunities to the participants.
Professors from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Islamic University of Technology (IUT), BRAC University, East-West University (EWU) and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) joined the jury board of 2nd round.
The 10-day long quiz contest ‘Digital Literacy Quiz 2022’ ended on Wednesday.
Digital Literacy Center organized this contest to curtail the digital divide in the country and to impart fruitful and safe online experience to people.
10,343 contestants participated in the competition during last ten days. Over 50% of the participants were youths.
Total 60 winners were selected from the competition of ten days. Smart phones, smart watches, headphones, 2 GB data and 100 taka talk time will be awarded to the winners.
The winners of this day are Rahim Ullah, Takbir Hasan Rafi, Samin Yasir Raihan, Cynthia Tanni, Md. Mominur Rahman Shakib and Hosne Ara Prabhati.
A total of 60 winners have been selected in this 10-day quiz contests. Among the winners, the 1st 3 winners every day i.e. 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners will get smartphones, smart-watches and headphones from Digital Literacy Center and for 4th, 5th and 6th winners will get 2GB data and 100 taka talk time each.
The prizes will be handed over to the winners soon, informed the ICT department.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday hoped the youths of Digital Bangladesh will work abroad including Europe and America through freelancing or becoming entrepreneurs by receiving IT training to create employment opportunities for thousands of youths.
He said this while laying foundation stone of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Center on the Dinajpur College campus premises of the district.
The Junior minister said, Freelancers who work at 55 marketplaces and have been selected by the ICT ministry will get the incentive.
The freelancers in Bangladesh will get a boost with the incentives that they have been seeking for a long time, he said.
Palak expressed his optimism that the IT training centre will be a shelter of employments for young generation.
It will play an important role in turning the country into a knowledge-based, smart and economically developed Bangladesh from a labour-based economy, he said, adding that the IT centre will contribute significantly in preparing the youths in facing the fourth industrial revolution.
The state minister also hoped that the Bangladeshi youths in future will develop robotics, IOT, cyber security tools for exports.
The six-storey IT training centre is being built in the campus at a cost of Taka 799 crore under observation of Bangladesh Military. Once opened, it will facilitate 1,000 youths to received training.
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Managing Director Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, Diesel Plant Limited Managing Director Brigadier General Syed Md Rafiqul Islam, Learning and Earning Project Director Humayur Kabir, Dinajpur Deputy Commissioner Khaled Mohammad Jaki, Police Super Mohammad Anwar Hossen, Dinajpur Government College Principle Professor Abu Bakkar Siddique were present, among others.
Dinajpur-3 lawmaker Iqbalur Rahim chaired it.