Newsletter No. 234
April 8, 2006

 

Today the Daily Star of Bangladesh carries a story about the IT Expo that will be held next week in Dhaka. This same event was mentioned in Shingetsu Newsletter No. 168 back in January. Salim Prodhan seems to be an energetic promoter of Japan-Bangladesh economic relations.

JAPAN-BANGLADESH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION

An IT exposition will be held at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel from April 13 to 15 organized by the Japan Bangladesh Group. Forty renowned IT and telecommunication companies of Japan will participate in the exhibition. Salim Prodhan, Chairman of the Japan-Bangladesh Group, made the announcement at a press conference held at the National Press Club in Dhaka last week. “The primary objective of the fair is to aid Bangladeshi youths at keeping pace with the present trend of information technology and pave their way towards the IT superhighway,” he said. He hoped that the IT Expo would help Bangladesh get rid of unemployment and take the country to its desired peak of development in the IT sector.

“The highest technological inventions of Japan will be coordinated and exhibited in Dhaka through the exposition,” he added.

Among other firms, Fujitsu Corporation, Nihon System Design Corporation, Nagatsuka Teleindustry Corp., FES Corp., Xing Corp., NEC, Net Intechnologies Co., Gaya Solution Co., NTT Data, Sensapp Co., and Nippon Comsis Co. will participate in the fair.