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The first phase of infrastructural work of a 230 acre hi-tech ICT Park at Kaliakoir near Dhaka now presents opportunities for ICT companies seeking a dedicated and high quality business environment. The government is designing various incentive packages (mostly similar to EPZ incentives) to attract the necessary private and foreign investment in the park. This year the government has allocated Taka 100 crore* (US$14.4m) to the IT equity and entrepreneurship fund, which is formed to ensure low-cost finance for IT/software related entrepreneurs. ICT Companies at Kaliakoir ICT ParkICT/software companies who engage in the following activities are able to invest in the ICT Park and will enjoy special financial and other benefits:
ICT Incubator at Kawran Bazar, DhakaThe Bangladesh government has set up an ICT Incubator having office space of 67,000 square feet at Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, for the IT/Software-based companies in November 2002. The ICT Incubator is managed by the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). The incubator has high-speed internet connection service and competitive rental costs. Currently, 50 companies employing 1,700 people are operating in the hub. Contact Center OpportunitiesContact centers offer a unique business opportunity in Bangladesh. Advances in computer and telecommunications technologies and a rapid decrease in prices have made centralization of business processes and contact centers technically possible and extremely cost effective. The Bangladesh government is putting increasing emphasis on the outsourcing market with the introduction of licensing for call centers. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is facilitating the development of call centers with the issue of new licences that are competitively priced. *1 crore=10 million
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