Bangladesh Computer Council
| Formation | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Autonomous government body |
| Purpose | Information technology policy |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | Bangladesh Computer Council |
The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC),[1] is a statutory and autonomous government body located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that aids in the use of information technology and the formulation of related policy.[2]
History
In 1983, the National Computer Council was formed by the government of Bangladesh. The name was changed to the Bangladesh Computer Council in 1990 by the Bangladesh Computer Council Ordinance. It falls under the Information Technology (ICT) division of the Ministry of Science and Technology and provides support and services to 661 government organizations and agencies.[3][4]
In 2016, the BCC launched eshikkha.net to teach computer programming in Bengali.[5] The Bangladeshi government awarded the BCC a contract worth over 12 billion taka (US$149 million in February 2017) to connect 2,600 union councils to the internet via fiber optic cable.[6] The BCC operates data recovery centres in Bangladesh.[7]
References
- ↑ "Agami, Bangladesh Computer Council sign MoU". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Computer Council". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh set to connect local bodies via Internet". gulf-times.com. Gulf-Times. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Big show on ICT in Oct". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Govt opens e-learning platform". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Govt to connect 2,600 UPs with fibre optic cables". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "World’s 5th largest data centre to be in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.