Support to Development of Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park Project
Progress Report (July 2014-June 2015)
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Information & Communication Technology Division
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology
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The Hon’ble Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has
mentioned that the Government will establish Hi-Tech Park in every districts
followed by every Divisions.
“The government is working for making Digital Bangladesh as a “Nation Brand” to create
positive image of Bangladesh abroad.”
Mr. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Advisor to the Prime Minister on ICT Affairs
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Contents
1. Project Background ........................................................................................................... 5
2. BHTPA’s Mission and Objectives ........................................................................................ 6
2.1 BHTPA’s achievement (2014-15) and Future Plan (2015-16) ................................................ 6
2.1.1 Developer Appointed for Kaliakoir-Hi-Tech Park ................................................................. 7
2.1.2 Jessore Software Technology Park (JSTP) ........................................................................... 7
2.1.3 Mohakhali IT Village .......................................................................................................... 7
2.1.4 Rajshahi Hi-Tech Park ........................................................................................................ 7
2.1.5 Sylhet Hi-Tech Park ............................................................................................................ 8
2.1.6 Private Software Technology Park ...................................................................................... 8
3. Objectives of the SDKHTP Project ....................................................................................... 9
3.1 Major Objectives ............................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Major Components of the Project ...................................................................................... 9
3.3 Fund Allocation of the Project .......................................................................................... 10
3.4 Allocation, Target and Achievement in FY 2014-15 ........................................................... 11
3.5 Second Revision of Development Project Proposal (DPP) .................................................. 12
4. Project Implementation Unit (PIU) ................................................................................... 15
4.1 Government Officials & Staffs .......................................................................................... 15
4.2 Individual consultant and Consulting Firm ........................................................................ 16
5. Implementation Progress ................................................................................................ 16
5.1 Works Components ......................................................................................................... 16
5.1.1 Alternate Road ................................................................................................................ 16
5.1.2 Internal Access Road ....................................................................................................... 18
5.1.3 Multi-Tenant Building (MTB)............................................................................................ 19
5.1.4 Street Light in KHTP ......................................................................................................... 20
5.1.5 Sewerage Line in KHTP .................................................................................................... 21
5.1.6 Boundary Wall in KHTP .................................................................................................... 22
5.1.7 Land Development in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park ........................................................................ 23
5.1.8 Software Quality Assurance Lab in Jahangirnagar University ............................................ 24
5.1.9 Sewage Treatment Plant in KHTP ..................................................................................... 25
5.1.10 Reformation works of Administrative Building for Tenants of KHTP .................................. 26
5.1.11 Interiors, Furniture and Fit-outs for Existing Building Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park ...................... 26
5.1.12 Establishment of Robotic Lab at BUET .............................................................................. 26
6. Works done in 2014-2015 ................................................................................................ 27
7. Procurement Plan ............................................................................................................ 28
7.1 Procurement Plan for Goods (2015-16) ............................................................................ 28
7.2 Procurement Plan for Works (2015-16) ............................................................................ 30
8. Human Resource Development ........................................................................................ 31
8.1 Employment Incentive Program ....................................................................................... 32
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8.2 Quality Certification Program .......................................................................................... 35
8.3 Skill Enhancement Program ............................................................................................. 38
8.4 Online Assessment Test ................................................................................................... 43
8.5 Training on Lean Six Sigma, Oracle & SAP ......................................................................... 48
8.6 C-Level Advanced Management Training .......................................................................... 49
8.7 Mid-Level Training Program ............................................................................................. 50
8.8 Training on Cloud Computing ........................................................................................... 51
8.9 Training of CSE graduates on JAVA at Infosys, India .......................................................... 51
8.10 Hi-Tech Park/ Special Economic Zone Management Training for public officials ................ 52
9. Workshop/Seminar ......................................................................................................... 53
10. Investor Meet & Exposure Visit ........................................................................................ 54
10.1 Visit to Kolkata, India ...................................................................................................... 54
10.2 Visit to China ................................................................................................................... 55
10.3 Visit to Malaysia .............................................................................................................. 55
10.4 Visit to Infosys, India ....................................................................................................... 56
11.1 Annexure-I (a): List of Recruited candidates under Employment Incentive Program.......... 58
11.2 Annexure-I (b): List of participants of Skill Enhancement Program .................................. 101
11.3 Annexure-I (c): List of Participants of Lean Six Sigma Course ….........................................102
11.4 Annexure-I (d): List of Participants of C-Level Advanced Management Training .............. 103
11.5 Annexure-I (e): List of Participants of Mid-Level Training Program....................................105
11.6 Annexure-I (f): List of Participants of Cloud computing Training ...................................... 147
11.7 Annexure-I (g): List of Participants of Infosys Training......................................................148
11.8 Annexure-I (h): List of Participants of Hi-Tech Park Zone Management Training .............. 154
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1. Project Background
The Government of Bangladesh has declared „Vision 2021‟ with a target to make
Bangladesh a middle income country by using Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) and by developing favourable business environment for Hi-Tech industries. Information
Technology has been identified as the “thrust sector” for the economy of Bangladesh.
Government has taken various initiatives to achieve the target. To fasten up the economic
development of the country, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) was established in
2010.
BHTPA is responsible for the establishment and expansion along with management,
operation and development of Hi-Tech Parks within the country. Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park,
Jessore Software Technology (IT) Park, Sylhet Hi-Tech Park, Mohakhali IT Village and Janata
Tower Software Technology Park are important and priority projects which would be the
milestone for development of IT sector as well as industrialization of Bangladesh.
The Government of Bangladesh is implementing “Support to Development of Kaliakoir
Hi-Tech Park Project” under the Private Sector Development Support Project (PSDSP) financed
by IDA and DFID. BHTPA is establishing various off-site infrastructures in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech
Park, Jessore Software Technology Park and Sylhet Hi-Tech Park.
Main gate of Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park Existing building in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park
Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park (KHTP) is the first ever Hi-Tech Park in Bangladesh, located at
Kaliakoir upazilla in Gazipur district. It is situated only 40 km North from Dhaka city covering
with 232 acres of land. Additional 97 acres of land is under process for inclusion with the Park.
The park will be a world class business environment/investment zone forthe investor especially
foreign investors where they could utilize vast potential of young educated and technically
skilled work force.
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BHTPA is establishing a Software Technology (IT Village) Park at Jessore, Hi-Tech
Park at Sylhet along with establishment of HTP/STP in other districts of the country. The World
Bank has also agreed to expand their support in establishing a Multi-Tenant Building (MTB) at
Jessore, IT Business incubator at CUET and developing some basic facilities at Sylhet Hi-Tech
Park under the Support to Development of KaliakoirHi-Tech Park Project (SDKHTP).
2. BHTPA’s Mission and Objectives
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park has been established with a view to achieve a set of specific
mission and vision. The underlying mission and vision are:
To establish a world class business environment for targeted high growth industrial
sector and new business;
To develop indigenous technological capability for the development of the local
industries;
To enter into foreign markets by exporting state of the art technology products;
Infrastructure to facilitate hassle-free industrial operation with necessary support.
Honourable Advisor to the PM on ICT Affairs visits KHTP
2.1 BHTPA’s achievement (2014-15) and Future Plan (2015-16):
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) has been considered one of the key
driving forces for realizing the goals of Vision 2021 by creating employment opportunities in
IT/ITEs sector. To create nationwide infrastructure and environment for developing IT/ITES
services, BHTPA has been playing prime role.
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2.1.1 Developer Appointed for Kaliakoir-Hi-Tech Park:
It is the first Hi-Tech Park initiated by the Government covering an area of 232 acres.
BHTPA has appointed a developer through PPP model for Block–II & V and selection process
has been completed to appoint another developer for block–III. Appointment process of
Developer for other blocks is also going on.
Signing of Contract Ceremony between BHTPA and Summit Tecnopolis Ltd (SIMCL-Infinity JV) on 28th
June, 2015
2.1.2 Jessore Software Technology Park (JSTP):
The BHTPA is implementing another project to establish a Software Technology Park in
Jessore covering 9.18 acres of land through GoB fund. A Multi-Tenant Building (MTB) of 14-
storey of steel structure has been under construction out of which 4 storied will be implemented
through Support to Development of KHTP Project. A 12 storey of steel structure dormitory,
33KVA sub-station building, sub-station line, 4-storey canteen, approach road and boundary
wall construction work is going on consequently which will be completed by June 2016.
2.1.3 Mohakhali IT Village:
Mohakhali IT Village, is another important project for BHTPA. RFP has been issued to
responsive developer to establish Mohakhali IT Village under PPP Model on 47 acres of land at
Mohakhali, Dhaka. This park is located in the prime location of the capital city and well
connected to other places by road, rail and air.
2.1.4 Rajshahi Hi-Tech Park:
Government has allocated 43 acres of land to establish Hi-Tech Park at Rajshahi in the
North-Western region of Bangladesh. Part of the land has been transferred to BHTPA and other
part is in process.
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2.1.5 Sylhet Hi-Tech Park:
A Hi-Tech Park is going to be established in Companijong upazilla under Sylhet district.
Government has allocated 162 acres which is only 12 km away from the International Airport.
Land development and electricity line from two feeders is establishing under Support to
Development of KHTP.
2.1.6 Private Software Technology Park:
BHTPA is allowing Private Software Technology Park to fulfil the demand of space for
investment of IT/ITES sector. In this connection, ACCENTURE has been declared as the first
Private Software Technology Park.
Declaration of Accenture Communications Infrastructure Solutions Ltd’s building
declared as Private Software Technology Park
A meeting regarding future plan of Hi-Tech Park under the Chairmanship of
Hon’ble State Minister, ICT Division
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3. Objectives of the SDKHTP Project
The objective of the project is to create employment opportunities through the
establishment of knowledge-based industries in general, and IT/ITES & advanced Hi-Tech
industries in particular, in order to realize the Government‟s vision of Digital Bangladesh.
3.1 Major Objectives:
To create world-class business environment for establishing ICT and other knowledge-
based Hi-Tech industries inthe parks;
To help develop sustainable technology and firm-level innovation; and
To provide capacity building support for Hi-Tech Park related institutions, private sector
IT/IT Enabled Services companies, IT/ITES association members, skills development
training, Freelancers training enabling improved and enhanced business environment
with increased opportunities for growth.
3.2 Major Components of the Project:
Construction of Alternate Road for the villagers in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park;
Construction of Internal Access Road with drainage facility in KHTP;
Construction of Multi-Tenant Building (MTB) (4 storied out of 15) in Jessore Software
Technology Park;
Establishment of Street light in KHTP;
Establishment of Sewerage line in KHTP;
Establishment of Sewage Treatment Plant in KHTP
Construction of Boundary wall in KHTP;
Fitting fixture in 03 storied administrative building of KHTP;
Site/ Land Development of Sylhet Hi-Tech Park;
Establishment of Water reservoir with treatment plant and water supply system in KHTP;
Construction of Custom House in KHTP;
Establishment of Software Quality Assurance Lab in Jahangirnagar University;
Installation of Robotic Lab in BUET;
Establishment of laboratory in BITM & University;
Human Resource Development for IT/ITES sector & Business Linkage.
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3.3 Fund Allocation of the Project:
Budget
Head
Code and
Description Component
Cost (in lakh)
GoB IDA DFID Total
Revenue
4500- Pay of
Officer
Pay of Deputed officers 40.11 - - 40.11
4600- Pay of
Establishment
Pay of Recruited office
personnel
- 5.07 1.19 6.26
4700-
Allowances
Allowances for project
personnel
35.00 34.26 8.04 77.30
4800-
Supplies &
Services
Site clearance, Publication,
POL, Training & Workshop,
Transaction Advisory Services,
Individual Consultants, Business
Linkage (Company
Certification, C-Level Training,
Mid-Level Training,
Employment Incentive Program,
Human Resource Program (
Skill Enhancement Program,
CSE graduate Training Program
etc.), Audit fee, Stationary &
others etc.
- 3186.89 2767.96 5954.85
4900- Repairs
&
Maintenance
Repair, maintenance &
rehabilitation
- 6.48 1.52
8.00
Capital 6800-
Acquisition
of Assets
Office equipment (PC, Laptop,
Camera, Air cooler, Projectors,
furniture), Lab for BITM &
Other University etc.
636.60 0 636.60
6900-
Acquisition
of Land
Acquisition of Land 1100 0 0 1100
7000-
Construction
& Works
Land Development, Access
Road, Alternate Road, Water
supply & sewerage, Integrated
waste management plant,
Custom House in KHTP, MTB
in Jessore, Land development
and some basic facilities in
Sylhet, IT Business Incubator in
CUET
12791.91 2807.99 15599.90
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Initially the allocation of the project was 22236.332 lakh (GoB 1175.11, IDA 18517.31
and DFID 2543.91). After 1st revision the allocation was increased to 23698.81 lakh (GoB
1175.11, IDA 16312.06 and DFID 6211.64). BHTPA is going to propose 2nd
revision of the
DPP as some important component need to incorporate. The project implementation period is
January 2013 to June 2016.
3.4 Allocation, Target and Achievement in FY 2014-15 (according to 1st
revision):
(Figure in Lakh Taka)
Code Component
Name
Project
Allocati
on
Provision for FY
2014-15
Achievement FY 2014-
15
Balan
ce as
on
June
30,
2015
GoB RPA Total GoB RPA Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(a) Revenue
4500 Pay of Officers 40.11 9.75
9.75 8.92 8.92 0.83
4600 Pay of Staff 6.26 - 2.00 2.00 - 1.78 1.78 0.22
4700 Allowances 77.30 11.25 2.50 13.75 11.39 2.76 14.15 (0.40)
4800
Supplies &
Services 5954.85 -
2239.5
0
2239.5
0 -
1874.4
0
1874.4
0 365.10
4916
Vehicle
Maintenance &
others
8.00 - 3.00 3.00 - 0.75 0.75 2.25
Sub-total Revenue 6086.52 21.00 2247.0
0
2268.0
0 20.32
1879.6
8
1900.0
0 368.00
(b) Capital
6800 Goods 636.50 - 321.0 321.0 83.86 83.86 237.14
6900 Land Acquisition 1100.00 - - 0.00 - - - -
7000 Works 15600.00 -
5225.0
0
5225.0
0 -
5492.0
5
5492.0
5
(267.05
)
Sub-total Capital 17336.50 0.00 5546.0
0
5546.0
0 0.00
5575.9
1
5575.9
1 (29.91)
(c) Physical Contingency 151.31 - - - - - - -
(d) Price Contingency 124.48 - - - - - - -
Grand total (a+b+c+d) 23698.81 21.00 7793.0
0
7814.0
0 20.32
7455.6
0
7475.9
1 338.09
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3.5 Second Revision of Development Project Proposal (DPP):
As per decision of the Inter Ministerial Steering Committee meeting held on 15 July 2013,
the 1st revision of the DPP was approved on 22
ndOctober 2013. Due to the expansion of the project
scope with lapses of time, the 2nd
revision of the project becomes essential. Initially the allocation
of the project was 22236.332 lakh Taka. After 1st revision the allocation was increased to
23698.81 lakh Taka. In the 2nd
revision the allocation has been proposed as 23722.70 lakhs. The
main reasons & features of 2nd revision with justification are discussed briefly as follows:
(i) Bangladesh has a huge opportunity in IT/ITES sector in global market. But it is not easy to
exploit the opportunity as there is stiff competition with other players to get access the
market. For harnessing the opportunity need to scaling up the competitiveness of the
IT/ITES firms is very crucial. The project is supporting IT/ITES firms to improve their
competitiveness in different ways 40 firms has been provided support for undertaking
quality certification (2 firms- Capability Maturity Integration Model (CMMI) Level-5, 10
firms – CMMIL-3, 25 firms–ISO:9001, 3 firms – ISO:27001). Considering the high demand
and impact for expansion of IT/ITES business in global market the World Bank agreed to
support in this initiative by expanding up to 50 firms. Besides the CMMIL-3, 5, ISO-9001,
27001 the ISO-14001 could be considered which is relevant for IT/ITES manufacturing. In
this circumstance, project is planning to extend the opportunity to support in quality
certification program up to 50 IT/ITES firms.
(ii) The KHTP and other IT Parks are being established with a target to attract reputed foreign
firm, which could increase employment, economic activities and contribute significantly to
the GDP of the country. It is also proposed to provide selected youth from Bangladesh to
participate training programs in other countries as the Brand Ambassadors of Bangladesh to
attract the IT/ITES industry to invest and locate in the country with the display of their
capabilities and the skills in the sector at these companies. One such offer has been
implemented as a goodwill gesture offered to the country by a leading multinational IT/ITES
company Infosys Ltd by inviting 100 Computer Science Engineers/IT graduates for specific
3 months training at their Mysore campus. To implement such collaborative program in
home & abroad BDT 150 lakh has been proposed.
Reception of CSE/IT graduates selected for the training in
Infosys Campus, Mysore at BCC Auditorium.
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(iii) Government is going to establish a Hi-Tech Park in Sylhet covering 162 acres of land for
establishing last-mile basic infrastructure such as Electric Connectivity, Land Development, has
been proposed in the DPP. As uninterrupted power supply is one of the most important success
factors for a Hi-Tech/ Software Technology Park, Sylhet Pally Bidyout Samity-2 has been
requested to establish electricity line in SHTP from Bhadaghat and Companygonj feeder line.
Honourable State Minister for ICT Division visits Sylhet Hi-Tech Park along with
Chairman, Parliamentary Committee for Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and IT
(iv) In KHTP an Internal Access Road has been constructed to establish connectivity to all the
blocks. A lake on the alignment of the road disrupted the continuity of the road. To make
effective use of the road a bridge has been proposed over the lake for smooth
communication.
Location of proposed bridge to connect internal
access road in KHTP.
Proposed bridge
(v) There was a plan to establish an IT Business Incubator in Chittagong Engineering University
(CUET). Initially the estimated cost was 24 crore but practically it need more than 40 crore BDT.
In this circumstance the World Bank suggested to construct a modest building of 20/30
thousand square feet for as a part of IT Park. Dormitory and other infrastructure could be
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constructed separately. Now, Government is planning to initiate a project under GoB, so
this component is proposing to drop from the project.
(vi) Summit Technopolis Ltd (JV of Summit and Infinity India) have been appointed for Block
2 & 5 of KHTP and JV of Fibre@Home and Technopark Malaysia has been selected for
Block-3. Full functional IT space created by the developers will be available by June 2017.
But there is a huge demand of IT space as some renown firms are interested to invest in
Bangladesh. To ensure the IT space with necessary facilities government is encouraging
establishment of Private Software Technology Park under Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park
Authority Act in Dhaka, Chittagong and other places of the country. To encourage
establishment of Private STP government is going to support by creating necessary fit out
in it. Therefore, BDT 2500 lakh has been proposed for this purpose to encourage
investment in IT/ITES Sector.
97 acres of land to be included with 232 acres in KHTP
(vii) BHTPA has allocated space to 5 firms in existing 3 storied building KHTP to start the
business in limited extend as well as to make sure the use of the building. The employee
need to commute from Dhaka to the park as residential facilities is yet to develop in
KHTP. To ensure the easy communication facility govt. has decided to arrange two buses
for regularly commuting between Dhaka and KHTP. Therefore, amount BDT 375 lakh has
been proposed to procure two AC Bus under this project.
(viii) There are several important works component are being to be implemented to create off-
site/onsite infrastructure in KHTP, JSTP & SYTP. In original DPP there are provision for
one Executive Engineer and one Assistant Engineer as deputed officers from other Govt.
Organization. The BHTPA & ICT Division perused several times for appointing
Engineers, but no one has been appointed so far. In this circumstances two Engineers has
been proposed as consultant to ensure the quality monitoring of the construction works.
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Infrastructure & Construction Key Expert and Procurement Specialist
(Executive Engineer) are supervising MTB construction works.
(ix) The government has declared the new pay scale for government employee. In this project
pay and allowances of deputed government officers was calculated on the basis of
previous scale. Therefore, the total amount for pay and allowances need to be increased.
4. Project Implementation Unit (PIU)
A project implementation unit is working for effective implementation of the project.
PIU consists of the following personnel:
4.1 Government Officials & Staffs:
Sl Post (Designation) No. of
Post
Name of Appointed
Person Remarks
1 Project Director 1 A N M Safiqul Islam Working since 18 Marh 2013
2 Deputy Project
Director
1 Md. Azizul Islam Working since September 2013
3 Executive Engineer 1 - Not yet deputed
4 Assistant Director 1 Rumana Khorshed Working since August 2014
5 Asst Engineer (Civil) 1 Atiqul Islam
(additional charge)
Additional charge from BHTPA
6 Accountant 1 Hannan Md Forhad Working since 24 October 2013
7 Office Assistant 1 Taslima Islam Working since 3 July 2013
8 Work Assistant 1 Mustain Billah Working since 9 July 2014
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4.2 Individual Consultant and Consulting Firm:
Sl Consultant/Firm No. of
Post
Name of Appointed
Person Remarks
1 Transaction Advisor 1 Firm Ernst & Young LLP Working since 30 June 2014
2 Financial Management
Specialist
1 Md. Surut Jaman Working since 12 August 2014
3 Procurement
Specialist
1 Habibul Aziz Working since 1 October 2014
4 Environmental
Specialist
1 Md. Billal Hossain Working since 1 September
2014
5 Social Specialist 1 - Social Specialist will be
appointed soon
6 Training &
Management
Specialist
2 (i) Abu Saleh Md. Sushan
(ii) Mohammad Masudur
Rahman
(i) Working since 10 April 2014
(ii) Working since 1 June 2014
Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, Ms Hosne Ara Begum, ndc
(Additional Secretary) is the Head of Procuring Entity (HOPE) of the project.
5. Implementation Progress
5.1 Works Components:
The project has been designed to establish some important off-site and on-site
infrastructure such as (a) Alternate Road for the villagers (b) Internal Access Road in KHTP (c)
Street Light in KHTP (d) Sewerage Line in KHTP (e) Sewage Treatment Plant in KHTP (f)
Custom House in KHTP (g) Multi-Tenant Building (MTB) in Jessore Software Technology Park
and (h) Site/land development in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park etc. The progress of different sub
component is discussed below:
5.1.1 Alternate Road:
Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park covers a total land area of 232 acres allocated by the government.
Additional 97 acres of Government land is under process for inclusion with the Park. Currently,
some access roads passed through the park used by the inhabitants of neighbouring villages such
as PiererTaki, Boktarpur, Janer Chala etc. As the park is going to be a business environment with
a limited access for common people surrounded by a boundary wall, so all the access points need
to be closed which will hinder villager‟s access to market places, highway, upazilla, hospital etc.
To minimize the villagers‟ suffering Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority decided to construct an
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alternate road to ensure easy access of the villagers of neighbouring village. Initially plan was to
construct a new road within the boundary of the park but after consultation with the local
Authority BHTPA has agreed to widen the existing narrow kutcha road. As the Kaliakoir Hi-Tech
Park would be closed by boundary wall, so 18 ft. wide alternate road has been established for the
villagers for easy reach/access to Kaliakoir and National Highway. The total 2696 meter road was
divided into 3 parts on the basis of the locations and the contract was awarded to the selected
lowest bidder PBL for construction with the amount of BDT 13.55 crore to complete the
assignment by 6th
October 2014 which has been completed in extended time in April 2015.
The contract for constructing the other part of 1150 meter alternate road has been
awarded to the selected lowest bidder Spectra Engineers Limited on 20/01/2015 with the
amount of BDT 3.99 crore. The physical progress of the Alternate Road-2 is about 75% and it
will be completed by October 2015.
Alternate road in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech park in Part I
Alternate road in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park
in Part II
Alternate road under construction
at Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park in Part III
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5.1.2 Internal Access Road:
Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park is divided into 5 blocks. Block-1 is for administrative purpose
and remaining 4 blocks will be used as industrial area. It is mentionable that the consulting firm
Price Water House Cooper proposed a road network for the Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park in
Feasibility Study.
The arterial and primary road was proposed to ensure easy access to all the blocks. Part
of the main access road from the main gate to end of the block-1 was constructed by using GoB
fund and remaining part is being constructed through this project. Initially the contract was
signed with the responsive lowest bidder Spectra Engineers Limited for 46 feet wide Access
Road with drainage facility on 02 January 2014.
The actual contract price of the work was BDT 27.84 crore for the length of 2225 m. But
1300 m long and 5.5 m width (without drain) has been included in this contract after Bank
clearance and approval from ICT Division as only 1700 m road with 46 feet wide & drainage
facility was possible to construct due to lake and other some physical obstruction.
The construction of Access Road has been completed within the stimulated time and the
Honourable State Minister of ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication & IT has
inaugurated on 16 April 2015.
Construction Work at KHTP Engineer is monitoring the Construction Work at KHTP
Internal Access Road of Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park Opening of the Access Road by Honorable State
Minister for ICT Division on 16/04/2015
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5.1.3 Multi-Tenant Building (MTB):
A Multi-Tenant Building is being constructed in Jessore Software Technology Park
(JSTP) under the project. Social Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment
were conducted by short term appointed consultants of the project. It is mentionable that there
was no compensation and acquisition issue as it was government land (owned by Public Works
Department). This component include in the project during 1st revision on October 2013.
Initially 4 storied with 52000 sq. feet out of 15 floors will be constructed from the project. The
rest 11 storied of the MTB will be constructed by using GoB fund through the Jessore Software
Technology Park Project.
Task Team Leader Mr. Manju Haththotuwa and Consultant CK Veeresh, WB visit JSTP
ICT Secretary visits construction of JSTP
Hon’ble State Minister visits JSTP
On 02 January 2014 contract was signed between the Authority and Spectra –
Macdonalds (JV) the responsive lowest bidder with a contract price of BDT 42.84 crore. The
physical progress of the construction of MTB in Jessore Software Technology Park is about
80%. The expected completion date of works has been fixed at September 2015 in 2nd
time
extension.
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Environmental Specialist Mr. Billal Hossain
briefing the labourers at JSTP Project
site regarding occupational health and safety
issues
Under constraction MTB in JSTP
5.1.4 Street Light in KHTP:
This component is to establish the street light both side of the access road. The tender
was called for the Construction of Electric & Street Light Line in KHTP under package no.
BHTPA-WD4.1 vide this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.131.15-68 dated 04.02.2015. The
tender notice was published in (1) The Daily Observer on 06.02.2015 and (2) The Daily
Jugantar on 08.02.2015. The notice was also published in the websites of Bangladesh Hi-Tech
Park Authority and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. Sixteen firms purchased the
tender documents from the office and 6 (six) of them submitted bids within the tender
submission date 10.03.2015 at 2:00 pm.
The official estimate of the package is BDT 3,33,78,800.00. InGen Technology Ltd.
fulfilled all the qualification criteria and was the lowest responsive tenderer among the
participants by quoting total amount of BDT 1,93,54,412.00 (One crore ninety three lakh fifty
four thousand four hundred and twelve). The contract has been awarded to the selected lowest
bidder InGen Technology Ltd on 07/04/2015. Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP the Honourable
State Minister for ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & IT has inaugurated
the work on 16 April 2015. Mr. Imran Ahmad, MP, the Chairman, Parliamentary Standing
Committee for Posts, Telecommunications and IT was also present in the inaugural session. The
physical progress of the construction of Electric & Street Light is about 50%. Hopefully the
assignment will be completed before the planned date 08 October 2015.
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Honorable State Minister, ICT Division along with
Chairman Parlimentary Standing Committee in
KHTP on 16.04.2015
Honorable State Minister, ICT Division along with
Chairman Parlimentary Standing Committee is
inaugurating the work of street lighting in KHTP
on 16.04.2015
5.1.5 Sewerage Line in KHTP:
Sewerage line is one of the most important components for Hi-Tech Park. Advertisement
was published for Construction of Sewerage Line in KHTP under package no. BHTPA-WD3.1
vide this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.125.14-70 dated 05.02.2015. The tender notice
was published in (1) The Daily Independent on 07.02.15 (2) The Daily Amader Shomoy on
07.02.15 and (3) The Daily Ittefaq on 08.02.15. The notice was also published in the website of
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. Sixteen
firms purchased the tender documents from the office and 6 (six) of them submitted bids within
the tender submission date 12.03.2015 at 2:00 pm.
The official estimate of the package was BDT 1,98,68,954.00. United Commercial Centre
Ltd fulfilled all the qualification criteria and was selected as the lowest bidder among the
participants by quoting total amount at BDT 1,98,49,562.00 (One crore ninety eight lakh forty nine
thousand five hundred and sixty two). The contract has been awarded to the selected lowest
responsive bidder United Commercial Centre Ltd on 20/04/2015. The physical progress of the
construction of Sewerage Line in KHTP is about 45%. The expected completion date of works is 21
October 2015.
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Ongoing construction works of Sewerage line in KHTP
ICT Secretary visits the ongoing development
works in KHTP
Honorable State Minister of ICT Division in KHTP
5.1.6 Boundary Wall in KHTP:
Boundary was constructed in KHTP in 2008 but some portion of boundary was
demolished for construction of alternate road for the villagers. There is also a process is ongoing
for adding 97 acres of land with 232 acres of land. Therefore, a boundary wall is also needed to
enclosed 97 acres of land along with reconstruction for demolished wall.
Ongoing construction works of Boundary wall in KHTP
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The tender regarding Construction of Boundary wall in KHTP was called for the
package no. BHTPA-WD6.1 vide this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.133.15-107 dated
24.02.2015. The tender notice was published in (1) The Daily Shomokal on 25.02.15 (2) The
Daily Star on 25.02.15. The notice was also published in the websites of Bangladesh Hi-Tech
Park Authority and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. Fourteen firms purchased the
tender documents from the office and 9 (nine) of them submitted bids within the tender
submission date 30.03.2015 at 2:00 pm. The contract was signed on 10 May 2015 after
unanimously recommendation by Tender Evaluation Committee to accept the contract price of
NN Builders Ltd. at the amount of BDT 7,38,74,224.51 (Seven crore thirty eight lakh seventy
four thousand two hundred twenty four taka and fifty one paisa) where the estimated cost was
BDT 8,49,21,234.00 The physical progress of the construction is about 20%. The expected
completion date of works is 09 May 2016.
5.1.7 Land Development in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park:
Government has allocated 162 acres of land in Companygong upzilla under Sylhet
District for developing Sylhet Hi-Tech Park. As the elevation of the land is low so it need to be
filled up to start the infrastructure development work. In this circumstances a tender under the
package no. BHTPA-WD5.2 vide this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.132.15-212 dated
30.03.2015 was published in (1) The New Age on 31.03.15, (2) The Daily Shomokal on
01.04.2015. The notice was also published in the website of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority
and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. Twenty one firms purchased the tender
documents from the office and 14 (Fourteen) of them submitted bids within the tender
submission date 30.04.2015 at 2:00 pm.
The Tender Evaluation Committee unanimously recommended to accept the tender of
TEL-MC JV, 54/1, Niloy, Chowhatta, Sylhet at BDT 5,37,15,032.30 (Five crore thirty seven
lakh fifteen thousand thirty two taka and thirty poisa). The contract has been awarded to the
selected lowest responsive bidder TEL-MC JV, 54/1, Niloy, Chowhatta, Sylhet at BDT
5,37,15,032.30 (Five crore thirty seven lakh fifteen thousand thirty two taka thirty poisa) on
07/06/2015 where official estimate was BDT 6,98,62,831.98. The physical progress of the Land
Development and Retaining Wall construction in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park is about 30%. The
expected completion date of works is 31 December 2015.
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Environmental Specialist talking with different stakeholders at Sylhet Hi-Tech Park Project site
Ongoing land development works in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park
5.1.8 Software Quality Assurance Lab in Jahangirnagar University:
BHTPA agreed to establish a specialized lab in Institute of Information Technology in
Jahangirnagar University for creating a pool of skill human resources for Software Quality
Assurance.
The tender regarding Installation of Lab in Jahangirnagar University was published
under the package no. BHTP G-10.1 vide this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.128.14-103
dated 23.02.2015 in (1) The Financial Express on 24.02.2015 and (2) The Daily Manabkantha
on 24.02.2015. The notice was also published in the website of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park
Authority.
Four firms purchased the tender documents from the office and 1 (one) of them
submitted bids within the tender submission date 16.03.2015 at 2:00 pm. The official estimate of
the package is BDT 66,96,429.00. The committee unanimously recommended re-tendering for
the package as it found non responsive. The re-tender notice was published in (1) The Financial
Express on 01.05.2015 and (2) The Daily Ittefaq on 03.05.2015. The notice was also published
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in the website of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and CPTU website. Five firms purchased
the tender documents from the office and 4 (Four) of them submitted bid within the tender
submission date 18.05.2015 at 2:00 pm. The contract has been awarded to the selected lowest
responsive bidder Computer Source Limited at a BDT 81,54,437.00 on 02/06/2015. Though the
completion date of installation of the Lab was 01/12/2015, but it has already been completed by
June 2015.
Software Quality Assurance Lab in Jahangirnagar University
5.1.9 Sewage Treatment Plant in KHTP:
Sewage Treatment Plant is one of the
vital components for developing an
environment friendly industrial park. In
KHTP 3 STPs were suggested by the PWC in
feasibility report considering the topography
of the land. Now, BHTPA has decided to
establish a STP with 3 MLD capacities in
Block-1. The tender regarding Design,
Supply, Construction, Erection,
Commissioning and Operating of 3MLD
Capacity Sewage Treatment Plant was called for the package no BHTPA-WD3.2 vide this office
memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.142.15-286 dated 23.04.2015 which was published in (1) The
Daily Observer (2) The New Age, (3) The Daily Janakantha, (4) The Daily Amar Sangbad, all
on 24.04.2015. The notice was also published in the website of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park
Authority and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. 12 (Twelve) firms purchased the
tender documents from the office and 6 (six) of them submitted bids within the tender
submission date 10.06.2015 at 2:00 pm. The contract has been awarded to the selected lowest
responsive bidder Wastechem International Ltd in BDT 5,19,00,000.00 on 29/06/2015. The
expected completion date of works is 31 December 2015.
Contract signing with Wastechem International Ltd
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5.1.10 Reformation works of Administrative Building for Tenants of KHTP:
The existing 3 storied building is unutilized since its construction in 2009. The BHTPA
has decided to tenant the building as suggested by the WB to operationalize the park by tenanted
the building. BHTPA selected 5 firms for existing building and agreed to provide fitting fixture
for those firms.
In this view the tender regarding Reformation works of Administrative Building for
Tenants of Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park was called for under the Package BHTP-WD-11 vide this
office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.126.15-415 dated 26.05.2015 which was published in (1)
The Daily Observer and (2) The Daily Manabkantha on 27.05.2015. The notice was also
published in the web sites of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Central Procurement
Technical Unit of IMED. Ten firms purchased the tender documents from the office and 9 (nine)
of them submitted bids within the tender submission date 22.06.2015 at 2:00 pm. The official
estimate of the package is BDT 64,31,226.80. The tender evaluation is in progress by the Tender
Evaluation Committee (TEC). The expected completion date of work is October 2015.
5.1.11 Interiors, Furniture and Fit-outs for Existing Building Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park:
BHTPA has decided to get tenant for the existing 3 storied building constructed in 2009
to start the Park activity in limited level as suggested by the WB. The BHTPA has selected 5
IT/ITES firms and remodelling the building by fit-out, furniture and interiors suitable for
IT/ITES operation.
For this purpose the tender for the Package BHTP-WD-11 vides this office memo no.
56.02.0000.009.34.126.15-415 dated 26.05.2015 was published in (1) The Daily Observer and
(2) The Daily Manabkantha on 27.05.2015. The notice was also published in the website of
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Central Procurement Technical Unit of IMED. Ten
firms purchased the tender documents from the office and 8 (eight) of them submitted bids
within the tender submission date 22.06.2015 at 2:00 pm. The official estimate of the package is
BDT 1,16,30,750.00. The tender evaluation by the Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC) is
going on. The expected completion date of work is 31 December 2015.
5.1.12 Establishment of Robotic Lab at BUET:
BHTPA agreed to set up a Robotic Lab in Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology (BUET) to create a pool of HR in Hi-Technology. The Lab will be managed by
ICT, Electronics and Mechanical Department to maximize its utilization. Researcher of other
University and private sector also get access in the lab.
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The tender regarding establishment of Robotic Lab under the package no BHTP G-10.1
vides this office memo no. 56.02.0000.009.34.129.14-323 dated 05.05.2015 was published in
(1) The Bangladesh Observer and (2) The Daily Jugantor both on 07.05.2015. The notice was
also published in the website of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Central Procurement
Technical Unit of IMED. Five firms purchased the tender documents from the office and 3
(three) of them submitted bids within the tender submission date 08.06.2015 at 2:15 pm.
The official estimate of the package is BDT 1,80,32,360.00. The Authority forms a
technical committee for examining the technical responsiveness of the proposal. The technical
committee found 2 proposal non responsive. As other bid was more than 100% higher than the
estimated price, the Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC) recommended re-tendering for the
purpose.
6. Works done in 2014-2015
Details of the works done in 2014-15 is as under:
Sl
No
Name of Works Contract Date
& Amount
(Crore Tk)
Date of
Completion
Physical
Progress
Remarks
1 Internal Access Road in KHTP 02 Jan‟14
BDT 27.83
3 Apr‟15 100% Complete
2 Alternate Road in KHTP
(Part I & III)
07 Oct‟13
BDT 13.55
7 Apr‟15 100% Complete
3 Multi-Tenant Building (MTB) in
JSTP
16 Mar‟14
BDT 42.84
Jun‟15 80% Ongoing
4 Alternate Road-2 in KHTP (Part-
II)
20 Jan‟15
BDT 3.99
20 Oct‟15 75% Ongoing
5 Construction of Sewerage Line
in KHTP
19 Apr‟15
BDT 1.98
18 Oct‟15 45% Ongoing
6 Construction of Street Light Line
in KHTP
07 Apr‟15
BDT 1.93
8 Oct‟15 50% Ongoing
7 Construction of Boundary Wall
in KHTP
10 May‟15
BDT 7.38
9 May‟16 20% Ongoing
8 Installation of Computer Lab in
Jahangirnagar University
02 Jun‟15
BDT 0.81
1 Dec‟15 100% Complete
9 Land Development in Sylhet Hi-
Tech Park
07 Jun‟15
BDT 5.37
6 Mar‟16 20% Ongoing
10 Electricity Line in SHTP Fund has been
transferred to
Sylhet PBS-2
Mar‟16 - Ongoing
11 Sewage Treatment Plant in
KHTP
29 Jun‟15
BDT 5.19
Mar‟16 - Ongoing
12 Installation of Robotic Lab in - Dec‟15 - Re-
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Sl
No
Name of Works Contract Date
& Amount
(Crore Tk)
Date of
Completion
Physical
Progress
Remarks
BUET advertiseme
nt
13 Fitting Fixture in 03 Stoired
Admin Building of KHTP
- Dec‟15 - Evaluation
is going on.
14 Water Supply System in KHTP - Mar‟16 - Tender will
be floated
soon
15 Construction of Custom House in
KHTP
- May‟16 - Do
16 Procurement of 2 AC Bus to
Commute to KHTP
Tender will be
floated on Jul‟15
Sep‟15 - Do
17 Establishment of a Bailey Bridge
in KHTP
Tender will be
floated on Jul‟15
Mar‟16 - Do
18 Establishment of a Bailey Bridge
in SHTP
Tender will be
floated on
Sep‟15
Mar‟16 - Do
7. Procurement Plan
7.1 Procurement Plan for Goods (2015-16):
Package
Number
Description
of
Procurement
Packages
Goods
Qt
y
Procurem
ent
Method
and Type
Estimat
ed Cost
in
Million
BDT
Invite/
Advertise
Tender
Tende
r
Openi
ng
Tender
Evaluati
on
Notificati
on of
Award
(NOA)
Time for
Completi
on of
Contract
1 2 4 5 8 11 12 13 15 18
BHTP-
G1.2
Plantation LS NCB 1.975 7/1/15 7/22/1
5
8/5/15 8/19/15 12/31/15
BHTP-
G3.1
Computer-3,
Tab-7,
Display
Monitor-1
11 RFQ 0.485 7/16/15 7/23/1
5
7/23/15 7/30/15 8/31/15
BHTP-
G3.2
(Lot-3)
Procurement
of Printer
3 RFQ 0.088 7/22/15 7/30/1
5
7/30/15 8/6/15 8/31/15
BHTP-
G7.1
Interiors,
Furniture
and Fit-outs
for Admin
Building of
Kaliakoir Hi-
Tech Park
LS NCB 11.630 5/25/15 6/22/1
5
7/14/15 7/29/15 12/31/15
5/26/15 6/22/1
5
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Package
Number
Description
of
Procurement
Packages
Goods
Qt
y
Procurem
ent
Method
and Type
Estimat
ed Cost
in
Million
BDT
Invite/
Advertise
Tender
Tende
r
Openi
ng
Tender
Evaluati
on
Notificati
on of
Award
(NOA)
Time for
Completi
on of
Contract
1 2 4 5 8 11 12 13 15 18
BHTP-
G7.2
Interiors,
Fitting
Fixture,
Furniture for
Private STP
LS OTM 234.369 8/18/15 9/22/1
5
10/6/15 10/20/15 5/31/16
BHTP-
G8
Procurement
of Bus
2 OTM 37.500 7/12/15 8/18/1
5
8/25/15 9/8/15 12/31/15
BHTP-
G10
Equipment,
Hardware/So
ftware
Business
Incubator
Lab for
CUET &
others
LS OTM 256.290 8/18/15 9/22/1
5
10/6/15 10/20/15 5/31/16
BHTP-
G10.2
(Lot-1)
Supply and
Installation
of
Equipment,
Hardware/So
ftware,
Business
Incubator
Lab (Robotic
lab) at
BUET
LS NCB 18.050 5/5/15 6/8/15 7/10/15 7/24/15 12/31/15
5/5/15 6/8/15
BHTP-
G10.2
(Lot-2)
Supply and
Fixation of
Furniture for
Robotic Lab
at BUET
LS RFQ 0.200 7/14/15 7/23/1
5
7/23/15 8/6/15 12/31/15
5/5/15 6/8/15
BHTP-
G10.2
(Lot-3)
Supply and
Installation
of Air
Conditioner
for Robotic
Lab at
BUET
LS NCB 1.020 5/5/15 6/8/15 7/10/15 7/24/15 2/17/16
5/5/15 6/8/15
BHTP-
G14
Procurement
of
Photocopier
1 RFQ 0.375 7/27/15 8/5/15 8/5/15 8/12/15 8/31/15
Total 561.982
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7.2 Procurement Plan for Works (2015-16):
Package
Number
Description
of
Procuremen
t Packages
Works
Qty Procurem
ent
Method
and Type
Estimated
Cost in
Million
BDT
Tender
Openin
g
Tender
Evaluatio
n
Notification
of Award
(NOA)
Time for
Complet
ion of
Contract
1 2 4 5 8 12 13 15 18
BHTP-
WD-3.3
Water
Reservoir and
Water
Transmission
System in
KHTP
LS NCB 139.500 8/20/15 9/3/15 Oct/2015 3/30/16
BHTP-
WD-4.2
Installation of
Street Light
in KHTP
(Alternate
Road)
5 NCB 6.600 8/20/15 9/3/15 Oct/2015 12/31/15
BHTP-
WD-4.4
Establishmen
t of Electric
Line from
Block I-V
2.5 NCB 80.000 9/15/15 9/29/15 Oct/2015 12/31/15
BHTP-
WD-7
Custom
House in
KHTP
1859 NCB 100.000 8/20/15 9/3/15 Oct/2015 3/31/16
BHTP-
WD-9
Baily
Bridge/Culve
rt in KHTP
50 NCB 35.000 9/15/15 9/29/15 Oct/2015 3/31/16
BHTP-
WD-11
Reformation
Works of
Admin
Building for
Tenants of
Kaliakoir Hi-
Tech Park
LS NCB 6.500 5/4/15 5/19/15 Jul/2015 12/31/15
6/22/15
BHTP-
WD-12
Electrificatio
n and other
Civil Works
in PSTP &
Govt. Rental
STP
LS NCB 50.000 9/15/15 9/29/15 Nov/15 4/30/16
Total 432.600
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Honourable State Minister, the Secretary of ICT Division & MD, BHTPA
in a meeting on progress review of the Project
8. Human Resource Development
One of the main objectives of the project is to enhance capacity of the IT/ITES sector of
Bangladesh. In view of that, the project has taken some important programs like (a)
Employment Incentive Program; (b) Quality Certification Program; (c) C-Level Training
Program; (d) Mid-Level Training Program; (e) Skill Enhancement Program. The objectives of
the programs are as follows:
Provide employment opportunities for Bangladeshi youth in IT/ITES sector;
Support IT/ITES companies in building human resources by training on skills essential to
their internal business processes for productive employment and successfully lay the
growth path for them to become mid/large size companies;
Encourage IT/ITES companies to set up their operations at the Hi-Tech/IT Parks in
Bangladesh;
Upgrade operational management, soft skills and technical skills of mid-level managers
among leaders working in the IT/ITES industry;
Create a readily employable workforce to be absorbed in the IT/ITES sector by the
Industry;
Increase self-employment opportunities for the youth of Bangladesh in the IT/ITES
sectors;
Upgrade skills of employees working in the IT/ITES Industry enabling its growth with
better-qualified human resources;
Provide globally recognized vendor specific certification and training programs covering
IT/ITES industry needs;
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Develop increased Freelancing community to participate in micro work on crowd
sourcing platforms;
Establish an internationally-recognized quality certification program for IT/ITES
companies.
All the programs were circulated in the newspapers as well as in the BHTPA, BASIS and
BACCO‟s website. A evaluation committee was consist of BASIS, BACCO, BUET, BHTPA
and ICT Division representatives headed by the Project Director for evaluating applications and
proposals.
Seminar/workshop for awareness building on IT development
8.1 Employment Incentive Program:
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority extends its support to provide incentive to IT/ITES
companies for appointing new employees who shall undergo training on specific company based
curriculum & processes. Under the Employment Incentive Training Program it was targeted to
2000 new employees will be trained and hired by the IT/ITES companies.
Incentive has to be provided to the IT/ITES companies upon actual
recruitment/employment of the trained candidates. BHTPA would provide employment
incentive based on actual cost of training per person with a maximum ceiling of BDT 40,000.
The Main Objectives of the Program:
Provide employment opportunities for Bangladeshi youth in IT/ITES sector;
Support IT/ITES companies in building human resources by training on skills essential to
their internal business processes for productive employment and successfully lay the
growth path for them to become mid/large size companies; and
Encourage IT/ITES companies to set up their operations at the Hi-Tech/IT Parks in
Bangladesh.
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Eligibility of the Firms:
The employment incentive support will be made available to all eligible IT/ITES
companies on fulfilling the following conditions:
Has at least 2 years experience in the IT/ITES business;
Has an average yearly revenue turnover of BDT 5 Million; and
Have currently 20 employees or more working with the company.
Advertisement Details:
The company was selected through open advertisement as follows:
Phase Advertisement
Published in
Publicatio
n Date
Last
Date of
Submissi
on
No of
Proposal
Receive
d
No of
Companie
s Selected
Finally
Contract
Sign with
Project
1st
Phase
The Daily Star,
The Daily Ittefaq
5 Dec‟13 17
Dec‟13
31 19 16
2nd
Phase
The Daily
Jugantor,
Manabkantha &
The Independent
10 Sep‟14 9 Oct‟14 28 25 25
3rd
Phase
BHTPA Website 1 Mar‟15 - 10 5 5
The approved number of new employment was 1547 for 46 selected companies and the
budget was BDT 674 lakh.
The selected companies recruited 1223 new employees during the fiscal year where male
employees were 895 (73%) and female employees were 328 (23%). The Project has disbursed
BDT 474 lakh incentives to the companies for 1124 new employment.
Detail progress of the EIP is stated below:
SL Name of
Company
Approved
Number
Recruitment Progress for
the year of 2013-2014
Recruitment Progress for the
year of 2014-2015
Total
Recruitm
ent
(6+9) Male Female Total
(4+5)
Male Female Total
(7+8)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st Phase
1 AKR Technology 20
2 Brainstation-23 35 15 0 15 18 2 20 35
3 CSL Software 30 10 1 11 7 2 9 20
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SL Name of
Company
Approved
Number
Recruitment Progress for
the year of 2013-2014
Recruitment Progress for the
year of 2014-2015
Total
Recruitm
ent
(6+9) Male Female Total
(4+5)
Male Female Total
(7+8)
Resources Ltd
4 Databiz Software
Ltd
41 19 1 20 10 1 11 31
5 Digicon
Technologies Ltd.
140 45 15 60 68 12 80 140
6 ERA
InfoTechLTD
50 14 3 17 14 4 18 35
7 Ethics Advanced
Technology Ltd
35 19 2 21 0 21
8 Grameen
Solutions
51 19 9 28 0 28
9 IJ Corporation 30 26 4 30 0 30
10 Kazi IT Center
Limited
200 57 13 70 70 12 82 152
11 MARS Solutions 57 14 11 25 24 8 32 57
12 Nascenia IT Ltd 21 4 1 5 9 1 10 15
13 Service Solutions
Ltd
80 7 33 40 22 18 40 80
14 Star Computer
System Ltd
50 16 4 20 19 11 30 50
15 Virgo 30 25 5 30 30
16 W3 Engineers 35 8 2 10 14 1 15 25
Subtotal of 1st
phase: 905 273 99 372 300 77 377 749
2ndPhase
17 Advent
Technologies
8 6 2 8 8
18 akhoni.com 20 -
19 Big Bang
Computers Ltd.
10 7 3 10 10
20 Computer
Graphics &
Design
10 8 2 10 10
21 Copotronic
InfoSystems Ltd
15 13 2 15 15
22 Creative IT Ltd. 60 40 20 60 60
23 Dhaka Calls 15 -
24 DK Technology
Ltd
8 -
25 ENERGOTECH 20 14 6 20 20
26 FIFO Tech 50 35 15 50 50
27 Global Web
Outsourcing
Limited
25 12 3 15 15
28 Habib Intelligent
Software Ltd
10 9 1 10 10
29 HN Associates
Ltd.
10 5 5 10 10
30 Impel Service &
Solutions Ltd
50 33 17 50 50
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SL Name of
Company
Approved
Number
Recruitment Progress for
the year of 2013-2014
Recruitment Progress for the
year of 2014-2015
Total
Recruitm
ent
(6+9) Male Female Total
(4+5)
Male Female Total
(7+8)
31 M/S Dhaka
Services Company
10 7 3 10 10
32 MAMTech
Limited
10 8 2 10 10
33 MY Outsourcing
Ltd
50 23 27 50 50
34 Nrbjobs Ltd 30 11 9 20 20
35 Synesis IT Ltd. 40 23 17 40 40
36 Systech Digital
Limited
8 6 0 6 6
37 Techno Cassa Ltd. 15 9 6 15 15
38 Technovista
Limited
25 9 4 13 13
39 Times ASL Call
Center
30 16 6 22 22
40 UTC Associates 15 -
41 UY Systems Ltd. 30 28 2 30 30
Subtotal of 2nd
phase: 574
322 152 474 474
3rd Phase
42 Ananda Computers 20
43 Data Soft Systems
BangladeshLtd
10
44 Divine IT Limited 10
45 Neosys
Engineering Ltd
8
46 Projukti
Corporation Ltd
20
Subtotal of 3rd
phase:
68
Grand Total 1547 273 99 372 622 229 851 1223
8.2 Quality Certification Program:
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority has taken the program for supporting local IT/ITES
companies for enhancing their competitiveness through achieving quality certification which will
enable them to aggressively participate in local and global markets and grow their businesses. The
objective of the program is to establish an internationally recognized certification program for
companies in the IT/ITES Sector. The Authority would provide 75% of the total cost and rest 25%
cost would be borne by the company. The support from the Authority is on the basis of the success
of the certification. If any company fails to achieve certification the money will be recovered (if
payment made on Bank Guarantee) from them. The output of the Program is as follows:
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Forty (40) companies will be certified through an internationally-recognized mechanism
(CMMi and ISO);
Increased foreign investment in the industry;
Increased job opportunity in the industry.
Selection of Companies:
In three phases total 40 firms have been selected for the program out of 48 selected/short
listed firms to provide incentive for certification. Two firms for CMMi Level-5, 10 firms for
CMMi Level-3, 3 firms for ISO:27001 & 25 firms for ISO:9001 are getting support under
quality certification program. The details information about selection is as follows:
Phase Advertisement Published
in
Publication
Date
Last Date
of
Submissio
n
No of
Proposal
Received
No of companies
Selected/Short
Listed
1st Phase The Daily Ittefaq, The
Financial Express,
BHTPA Website
29 Nov‟13,
1 Dec‟13
21 Dec‟13 20 19
2nd
Phase The Daily Independent,
The Daily Ittefaq
12 May‟14,
13 May‟14
20 May‟14 11 9
3rd
Phase BHTPA website 28 Aug‟14 13 Sep‟14 28 19
Awareness program on Quality Company Certification organized by UCSL
The selected firms entered in to contract with the Project and the selected firms made
contract with consulting/auditing firm for the certification. The project reimbursed cost to the
selected firms. Total budget/estimated cost for certification of selected 40 firms is BDT 397 lakh
out of which BDT 273 lakh has been disbursed to the firms.
Current Status
Total 32 companies completed the certification in the financial year 2014-15 (CMMiL3 = 6;
ISO:27001 = 3 ; ISO:9001 = 23). Details are as follows:
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Certification
Name SL Company Name Name of Auditor
Date of Completion/
Issue Certificate
CMMi L5
[2 no]
1 Data Soft Systems
Bangladesh Ltd.
QAI, India Completed by Dec
2015
2 Leads Soft Bangladesh
Ltd.
QAI, India Completed by Dec
2015
CMMi L3
3 BJIT Limited United Certification Services
Limited
15 Mar 2015
4 Dohatec New Media KPMG Completed by Sep
2015
5 ERA InfoTechLTD United Certification Services
Limited
18 Jan 2015
6 Ethics Advanced
Technology Ltd
United Certification Services
Limited
24 Apr 2015
7 Grameen Solutions
Limited
QAI, India Completed by Sep
2015
8 IBCS-PRIMAX Softwre
(BD) Limited
QAI, India 2 Apr 2015
9 Spectrum Engineering
Consortium Ltd
KPMG, India Completed by Sep
2015
10 Star Computer Systems
Limited
QAI, India 21 May 2015
11 Techno Vista Limited QAI, India 5 May 2015
12 Technohaven Company
Limited
KPMG Completed by Dec
2015
ISO:27001
13 Brainstation-23 United Certification Services
Limited
9 Dec 2014
14 Databiz Software Ltd United Certification Services
Limited
9 Dec 2014
15 Devnet Ltd United Certification Services
Limited
9 Dec 2014
ISO:9001
16 Big Bang Computers Ltd. United Certification Services
Limited
25 Apr 2015
17 Copotronic Infosysems
Ltd
United Certification Services
Limited
7 Jan 2015
18 Digicon Technologies
Limited
United Certification Services
Limited
7 Jul 2014
19 Euro Bangla IT Ltd. United Certification Services
Limited
23 Oct 2014
20 Mars Solutions Ltd. Consulting Automatix, India 2 Sep 2014
21 Metronet Bangladesh
Limited
United Certification Services
Limited
27 Jun 2015
22 Nice Power & IT
Solutions
United Certification Services
Limited
18 Dec 2014
23 Service Solution Ltd United Certification Services
Limited
16 Sep 2014
24 Subra Systems Ltd. United Certification Services
Limited
8 Dec 2014
25 Systech Digital United Certification Services 8 Dec 2014
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Certification
Name SL Company Name Name of Auditor
Date of Completion/
Issue Certificate
Limited
26 W3 Engineers United Certification Services
Limited
5 Dec 2014
27 Windmill Infotech Ltd. United Certification Services
Limited
1 Mar 2015
28 Square Informatix TQCSI (Bangladesh) Completed by July
2015
29 Synesis IT Ltd United Certification Services Ltd. 26 May 2015
30 System Resource Ltd. United Certification Services
Limited
23 Mar 2015
31 Kazi IT Center Limited United Certification Services Ltd. Completed by July
2015
32 RM Systems Ltd. United Certification Services Ltd. 24 May 2015
33 Creative IT Limited United Certification Services Ltd. 7 Jun 2015
34 Global Web Outsourcing
Limited
United Certification Services Ltd. 10 Jun 2015
35 MIR Technologies United Certification Services Ltd. 15 Apr 2015
36 Energotech Consulting Automatix, India 31 Mar 2015
37 SR Solutions Consuting Automatix, India 21 Oct 2014
38 MAP Distribution
Network
Consuting Automatix, India 11 Mar 2015
39 Nrbjobs Ltd Consuting Automatix, India 21 Oct 2014
40 JB Intel Limited Consuting Automatix, India 14 Mar 2015
8.3 Skill Enhancement Program:
Skill enhancement is another important initiative of the project to enhance the skills of
the employees and graduates for creating a readily employable workforce to be absorbed in the
IT/ITES sector in order to increase employment and self-employment opportunities for the
youth of Bangladesh. The aim of the program is to upgrade skills or achieve specific vendor
certification for employees working in the IT/ITES Industry and to develop increased
Freelancing community to participate in micro work on crowd sourcing platforms and promote
the opportunities for employment in IT/ITES companies. Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority is
supporting human resource development through the Skills Enhancement Training Program for
better employability.
Main features of the program are as follows:
The training institute/University shall provide quality training which will enhance better
employability skills of the candidates for the IT/ITES sector;
The training firm conduct own selection of graduates for the training program (member
from HTPA shall be present in the selection process) and explore ties/linkages with
IT/ITES (BPO) companies (local and international) for placement/employment;
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Provide quality training that will ensure maximum candidates getting employed in the
IT/ITES companies or become self-employed in the sector;
Upgrade skills of employees from the IT/ITES Industry, get globally recognized vendor
specific certification such as CCNA, PMP, Oracle, Microsoft, SAP etc. and develop
increased Freelancers community in Micro-work;
Post training, the training firm/institute shall ensure 75% of the trained candidates are able
to clear the assessment test out of which 67% of those passing the assessment test should
be placed/employed in the IT/ITES companies or take up Freelancing in Micro-work i.e.,
50% of the trained candidates. Proof of such placement shall be provided to BHTPA.
Topics identified in a workshop held on 31 August 2013 organized by Support to
Development of Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park Project. Representatives of Computer Science and
Engineering department of different public & private universities, IT/ITES firms, relevant
government and Industry associations attended the workshop. Bangladesh Association of Software
Information Services (BASIS), Bangladesh Computer Shamity (BCS) and Bangladesh Call Centre
and Out Sourcing (BACCO) had submitted their demand on skill sets training requirements, which
was authenticated by the participants. The total 27 topics were identified as training needs for the
candidates.
Orientation of training program in DIIT under Skill Enhancement Program
Selection of Training Institutes
The invitation of the Request for Expression of Interest (REoI) was published two times
in the national dailies and website. The detail information of REoI is as follows:
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90%
6% 4%
Completed Running Not started
Advertisement Published in
Advertisement
Published
Date
Last Date of
Submission
No of
Proposal
Received
Finally
Selected
Signed
Contra
ct
The Shomkal
The Daily Star
www.htpbd.org.bd
03 Jan‟14 22 Jan‟14 11 11 7
The Dail Janakantha, The
Daily Star,
www.bdnews24.com,
www.htpbd.org.bd
10 Sep‟14 22 Sep‟15 41 36
(including 4
from previous
selection list)
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Finally 34 (thirty four) training institute/universities out of selected 38, have signed the
contract paper with BHTPA
Progress at a glance:
No of
Institutes
No of
Courses
Participants Online Assessment test
Completed Running Not started Total Pass Fail
34 25 3244 221 140 3605 1554 247
Status of the participants
Trainees of Skill Enhancement Program are participating online assessment
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Training Status:
The program was started from April 2014 with a target to train up 3000 IT personnels
and unemployed youth graduates. The target has already been achieved as 3244 participants
completed the training course and more participants have joined to complete the courses. The
status of the program till June‟15 is as follows:
Sl
No. Course Name
Duratio
n (Hrs) Institute Name
No
of
Batc
h
Status Not
Started Completed Running
1 3D Animation &
Film Making
192 Ananda Computers 3 60 30
Creative IT Ltd 3 52 25
Energotech 2 40
NRB Jobs 2 40
2 Android Apps
Development
144 Creative IT Ltd 2 53
CSL Training 1 16
Databiz Software Ltd 2 20 20
Energotech 2 40
MARS Solutions Ltd 2 40
US Software Ltd 1 20
3 Basic
Networking
108 Creative IT Ltd 5 136
Copotronic Systems 1 20
Star Computer Systems
Ltd
2 30
4 C# .Net 144 Bhuyian IT Ltd 3 51
Daffodil Institute of IT 3 42 26
Databiz Software Ltd 1 20
Genuity Training 3 45
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
2 40
Interactive Data Solution 2 40
Leads Technology Ltd 3 40 20
Optimal IT 2 40
RAJ IT 1 20
US Software Ltd 1 21
UY Software Ltd 1 20
Visual Systems 1 30
5 C++
Programming
Language
72 Genuity Training 1 15
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
1 -
MARS Solutions Ltd 2 40
Open IT 3 40 20
6 Call Center
Solution
48 Digicon Global Services
Ltd
10 178 20
7 Cyber Forensic 72 US Software Ltd 1 16
8 Drupal 120 CSL Training 1 -
Optimal IT 2 40
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Sl
No. Course Name
Duratio
n (Hrs) Institute Name
No
of
Batc
h
Status Not
Started Completed Running
9 English
Language
140 Bhuiyan IT Ltd 2 30
United International
Versity
1 28
10 Graphic Design 108 Copotronic Systems 1 20
Creative IT Ltd 14 360
IDRF 3 39
RAJ IT 1 20
S&S Informatics 1 20
Sudin Society 2 40
Visual Systems 1 30
11 HTML5 72
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
2 40
IT Bangla 2 20 20
RAJ IT 1 20
UY Systems Ltd 1 20
Spider IT & Open IT 1 20
CSL Training 1 20
12 iPhone App
Development
100 Star Computer Systems
Ltd
1 15
13 Java 144 Bhuyian IT Ltd 3 62
Star Computer Systems
Ltd
1 15
Daffodil Institute of IT 3 61
Databiz Software Ltd 1 20
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
2 40
IT Bangla 2 44
US Software Ltd 1 25
Genuity Training 1 24
14 Java Script 60 Creative IT Ltd 1 39
Genuity Training 2 28
15 Magento 80 Optimal IT 3 40 20
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
1 20
Genuity Training 2 29
16
Open Source
Customization
144
IPSITA Computers Ltd 9 153
RAJ IT 1 20
IDRF 1
17 Phonegap 75 Star Computer Systems
Ltd
-
BDJobs.com Ltd 2 40
18 PHP 140 Bhuyian IT 4 72
RAJ IT 1 20
19 Python 144
BDJobs.com Ltd 1 20
Head Blocks 3 40 20
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Sl
No. Course Name
Duratio
n (Hrs) Institute Name
No
of
Batc
h
Status Not
Started Completed Running
20 Responsive Web
Design
192 Star Computer Systems
Ltd
2 30
21 Search Engine
Optimization
72 Creative IT Ltd 5 125
United International
University
1 26
22 Software Testing
& Quality
Assurance
60 Daffodil Institute of IT 2 60
Projukti Corporation 1 -
23 SQL Language 108 AKR Technology -
BASA 1 20
BDJobs.com Ltd 1 20
Creative IT Ltd 2 25 25
Daffodil Institute of IT 3 58
IBCS Primax Software
Ltd
1 20
Leads Technology Ltd 1 20
UY Systems Ltd 1 20
24 Titanium 48 Grameen Solutions Ltd 2 40 -
25 VMware VCloud 64 CSL Training 2 36
Total 3244 221 140
8.4 Online Assessment Test:
The Authority has introduced an Online Assessment Test to ensure the quality of the
training program. A committee has been formed in December 2014 to conduct the online
assessment test for evaluation of the participants who completed the training course.
Accordingly, a question bank has been made for individual courses to conduct the online
assessment test.The online assessment would be applicable for the participants who have
completed the courses after 6th
January 2015 as certificates were distributed to the participants.
The progress of the online assessment test is as follows:
Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
Ananda
Computers
3D Animation &
Film Making
192 B1 30 30 0 0
192 B2 30 30 0 0
BASA SQL Language 108 B1 20 19 1 0
Bdjobs
Training
PhoneGap 75 B1 19 14 2 3
PhoneGap 75 B2 19 8 0 11
SQL Server 108 B1 19 10 4 5
Python 144 B1 18 10 3 5
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Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
Bhuiyan IT
Ltd.
C#.NET,
Dhanmondi 144
B1 15 7 0 8
Mirpur Campus B2 17 11 0 6
B3 18 18 0 0
PHP, Dhanmondi
144
B1 15 1 2 12
PHP, Mirpur B2 20 11 0 9
B3 22 21 0 1
B4 21 23 0 -2
English
Language,
Dhanmondi
140 B1 15 5 0 10
English
Language, Mirpur
Campus
140 B2 20 10 0 10
Java, Mirpur 144 B1 20
B2 20 16 0 4
B3 22 3 0 19
Copotronic
Infosys Ltd-
Chittagong
Graphics Design 108 B1 20 11 4 5
B2 20
Basic Networking 192 B1 20 2 10 8
B2 20
Creative IT
Ltd
Search Engine
Optimization 72
B1 25 Before 6 Jan'15
B2 21 Before 6 Jan'15
B3 26 Before 6 Jan'15
B4 26 Before 6 Jan'15
B5 27 Before 6 Jan'15
Basic Networking 108
B1 24 Before 6 Jan'15
B2 26 Before 6 Jan'15
B3 30 Before 6 Jan'15
B4 28 Before 6 Jan'15
B5 28 Before 6 Jan'15
Graphics Design 108
B1 24 Before 6 Jan'15
B2 24 Before 6 Jan'15
B3 26 Before 6 Jan'15
B4 27 Before 6 Jan'15
B5 21 Before 6 Jan'15
B6 26 Before 6 Jan'15
B7 27 Before 6 Jan'15
B8 29 Before 6 Jan'15
B9 28 Before 6 Jan'15
B10 28 Before 6 Jan'15
B11 25
B12 23
B13 24
B14 25
Android Apps
Dev
144 B1 28 15 4 9
144 B2 25 16 1 8
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Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
3D Animation 192 B1 24 4 5 15
192 B2 28 14 1 13
3D Animation B3 25 On going
SQL Language 108 B1 25 0 5 20
B2 25 On going
Java Script 60 B1 26 0 2 24
60 B2 23 2 6 15
CSL Training Android Apps
Dev
144
B1 12 12 0 0
VMWare B1 17 On going
VMWare B2 18 not started
HTML5 B1 17 not started
Digicon
Global
Services
Call Center
Solution
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B1 17 Before 6 Jan'15
B2 19 Before 6 Jan'15
B3 22 Before 6 Jan'15
B4 22 Before 6 Jan'15
B5 18 12 1 5
B6 24 21 1 2
B7 21 18 0 3
B8 14 12 2 0
B9 21 19 2 0
B10 20
DIIT-
Panthapath
C#.NET 144 B1 24 13 8 3
144 17
DIIT-
Kalabagan
C#.NET 144 B2 19 15 2 2
144 17
DIIT-
Panthapath
SQL Language 108 B1 23 17 5 1
DIIT-
Kalabagan
SQL Language B2 17 11 9 -3
DIIT-Uttara SQL Language B3 15 8 6 1
Panthapath Java 144 B1 20 1 0 19
DIIT-
Kalabagan
JAVA 144 B2 16 8 7 1
DIIT-Uttara Java 144 B3 14 8 1 5
DIIT-
Panthapath
S/W Testing &
Quality Assurance
60 B1 30 27 2 1
60 27
DIIT-
Panthapath
S/W Testing &
Quality Assurance
60 B2 30 23 1 6
ENERGOTEC
H
3D Animation
192 B1 20 16 3
B2 20 20 0 0
ANDROID APPS 144 B1 20 11 9
B2 20 20 0 0
Genuity
Training
Programming
C++
72 B1 13 9 1 3
C#.NET 144 B1 15 13 1 1
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Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
B2 15 14 0 1
B3 15 12 0 3
Java Script 60 B1 14 7 0 7
B2 15 8 1 6
Java 144 B1 21
Magento 80 B1 15 10 1 4
B2 16 11 0 5
Grameen
Solutions Titanium 48 B1 20
48 B2 20
Head Block Python 144 B1 20 18 0 2
144 B2 20 20 0 0
IBCS-Primax HTML5 72 B1 20 11 3 6
B2 20 13 0 7
JAVA 144 B1 20 4 7 9
B2 20 7 8 5
SQL Language 108 B1 20 3 15 2
C#.NET 144 B1 20 7 12 1
B2 20 15 5 0
Magento 80 B1 20 6 2 12
IDRF Graphics Design 108
B1 13 Before 6 Jan'15
B2 13 Before 6 Jan'15
B3 13 Before 6 Jan'15
B4 19 Before 6 Jan'15
B5 20 Before 6 Jan'15
Interactive
Data Solution
(IDS)
C.Net 144 B1 20 9 0 11
144 B2 20
IPSITA
Computers
PTE Ltd
Training on
HTML5, CSS3,
Joomla 2.5 and
WordPress Basics
144
B1 14 7 2 5
B2 15 7 0 8
B3 17 11 0 6
B4 13 12 0 1
B5 18 12 0 6
B6 16 12 0 4
B7 20 17 0 3
B8 20 20 0 0
B9 20 20 0 0
IT Bangla Ltd. Java 144 B1 21 18 1 1
144 B2 23 23 0 0
HTML5 72 B1 20 19 1 0
72 B2 20
Leads
Technology
Limited
C#.NET 144 B1 20 20 0 0
B2 20 20 0 0
B3 20 On going
SQL Language 108 B1 20 17 3 0
MARS
Solutions Ltd.
C++ Programing
Language
72 B1 20 20 0 0
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Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
C++ Programing
Language
72 B2 20 19 1 0
Android Apps
Development
144 B1 20 20 0 0
Android Apps
Development
144 B2 20 18 0 2
NRB JOBS
LTD.
3D Animation 192 B1 20 20 0 0
192 B2 20 19 0 1
Optimal IT
Ltd.
C#.NET 144 B1 20 20 0 0
Magento 80 B1 20 20 0 0
Drupal 120 B1 20 20 0 0
C#.NET 144 B2 20 20 0 0
Magento
80 B2 20 20 0 0
B3 20 Not started
Drupal 120 B2 20 20 0
RAJ IT,
Rajshahi
C#.NET 144 B1 20 6 7 7
HTML5 72 B1 20 11 0 0
Graphics Design 144 B1 20 7 3 10 Before 6 Jan'15
OOP using PHP 144 B1 20 13 3 4 Before 6 Jan'15
CMS-WP 144 B1 20 13 3 4 Before 6 Jan'15
S&S
Informatics
Khulna
Graphics Design 108 B1 20
16 1 3
Spider IT &
Open IT
C++ Programing
Language
72 B1 20 14 3 3
B2 20 13 2 5
B3 20 Not started
HTML5 72 B1 20 Not started
Star Computer
Systems Ltd
Basic Network 192 B1 15 4 4 7
B2 15 5 5 5
Responsive
Website 192
B1 15 6 0 9
Responsive
Website B2 15 12 2 1
iPhone B1 15 Not taken yet
Java 144 B1 15
Sudin Society
Bangladesh-
Feni
Graphics Design 108 B1 20
9 6 5
Jessore Graphics Design 108 B2 20 6 7 7
United
International
University
English Language 90 B1 28 Before 6 Jan'15
Search Engine
Optimization 90
B1 26 Before 6 Jan'15
US Software
Ltd.
Android 144 B1 20 13 7 0
JAVA 144 B1 25 18 3 4
Cyber Forensic 72 B1 16 6 1 9
C#.NET 144 B1 21 4 10 7
UY Systems HTML5 72 B1 20 20 0 0
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Institute Name Course Name Duration
(hrs)
Batch
No
No of
Participants Pass Fail
Not
Attended Remarks*
Ltd.
C#.Net 144 B1 20 10 5 5
SQL 108 B1 20 17 2 1
Visual
Systems
C#.NET 144 B1 30 30 0 0
Graphics Design 108 B1 30 30 0 0
Total 1554 247 482
* Before 6 Jan'15: These courses have been completed before taken the decision of online assessment test.
Payment Method of the Program:
The cost depends on the topics of the training and the Authority bears up 90% of the
total cost. Institute can claim for 25% of total training cost after starting of the training. But last
50% cost will be paid after completion of the course, online assessment test and submission of
the job placement report to the project office. By following this condition, the amount of BDT
450.00 lakh has been paid to the institutes.
8.5 Training on Lean Six Sigma, Oracle & SAP:
The Project has taken initiatives to provide capacity building support for private sector
IT/ITES companies, IT/ITES association members, skill development training, freelancers
training enabling improved and enhanced business environment with increased opportunities for
growth. The training would enhance the skills of candidates for creating a readily employable
workforce to be absorbed in the Information Technology (IT) or ITES sector in order to increase
employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth of Bangladesh. The training on
„Lean Six Sigma Black Belt‟, „Oracle‟ and „SAP‟ along with certification is specialized training
which have huge demand and interest in IT sector.
Objectives
Provide training leading to certification for the courses - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt,
Oracle & SAP training;
Provide assistance to develop and update the training contents; and
Hand holding support to the mid and top level management of IT/ITES Industry.
Advertisement:
The Invitation for the Request for Expression of Interest (REoI) was published in the
two national dailies namely: The Daily Independent and The Daily Jonokantha, on 16 & 17
February 2015 respectively. REoI was also published in the website of BHTPA. In response to
the REoI, ten (10) Expression of Interest (EoI) was received by the deadline.
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Selected Training Provider:
After detail evaluation the following Training Service Provider has been recommended
by the evaluation committee:
Course Name Training Providers
Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt) (1) Star Computer Systems Ltd, (2) TUV SUD Bangladesh (Pvt.)
Ltd. (3) Babylon Resource (Pvt.) Ltd.
SAP (1) Mars Solutions Ltd.
Oracle (1) IBCS Primax Software (Bangladesh) Ltd
Current Status of the Training:
SL Course Name Training Provider Start Date No of participants
1 Lean Six Sigma
(Black Belt)
TUV SUD Bangladesh (Pvt.) Ltd. 13/6/2015 18
2 Star Computer Systems Ltd. 23/6/2015 16
Training on Six Sigma course in TUV SUD Bangladesh Ltd
8.6 C-Level Advanced Management Training:
C-Level Training Program was taken for creating an upgrade Operational Management
and Technical & soft skills among C-level managers working in the IT/ITES industry in
Bangladesh. The C-level Advanced Management training at Hong Kong University was held
from November 25- December 7, 2013 on 9 modules. The 15% of the total cost was borne by
the participant and rest 85% cost was borne by the project.
The total cost of the program was BDT 271.14 lakh. A knowledge dissemination course
was organized from September 22- October 2, 2014 for 25 CEO/COO of IT/ITES firms in
National Institute of Local Government (NILG) where the participants in the Hong Kong
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University share their experience as resource person. This C-level advanced management
training would enhance company competency to compete in global market. The total cost of
local C-level training was below BDT 3.5 lakh.
Training Summary
SL Place of Training Date No of Participants
1 Hong Kong University, Hong Kong 25/11/13 – 7/12/13 25
2 BCC conference room, BCC Bhaban 09-23 February 2014 20
3 National Institute of Local Government
(NILG), Dhaka
22/9/14 – 2/10/14 25
Total 70
Local C-level Training at BCC conference room C-level Advanced Management training in Hong
Kong University
8.7 Mid-Level Training Program:
It is identified that there is a shortage of skilled manpower in the Mid Level of the IT
/ITES Sector in Bangladesh. Considering the importance of Mid-Level Manager, the
Government has introduced this program to scale up capacity of the IT/ITES. The Objective of
the Mid-Level Training Program is to upgrade Operational Management, soft skills and
Technical skills of mid-level managers among leaders working in the IT/ITES industry. The
selected Training Institutes for the Mid-Level Training Program is as follows:
1. BASIS Institute of Technology & Management (BITM)
2. Bdjobs Training Institute
3. IBCS PRIMAX Software (Bangladesh) Ltd
4. Creative IT Limited
5. Leads Technology Limited
6. MARS Solution
7. Digital Support
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8. Academy of Management Science
9. The TME Management Edge
The training for mid-level managers/professionals under Mid-Level Program has been
completed in the last financial year (2013-14). The summary of the program is as follows:
No of training institute: 9
No of participants trained up: 1052
Taka disbursed to the training institute: 164 lakh
8.8 Training on Cloud Computing:
Cloud Computing Strategy & Solution Training Course was organized by BHTPA held
on 7-8 February 2015 at BCC Lab. The total 20 mid-level IT Managers/Professionals from
various IT/ITES companies successfully completed the training titled “Cloud Computing – Let‟s
Build the Cloud Solution and Know What Is” consisting of 12 modules. The training was
conducted by cloud computing expert Mr. Mohammad Zaman, also founder of Cloud Camp
Bangladesh. As an international cloud computing expert, he shared his knowledge and
experiences with the participants by which they had been benefited regarding modern
technology.
Cloud computing training at BCC lab.
8.9 Training of CSE Graduates on JAVA at Infosys, India:
The Government had received an offer from Infosys Technologies Limited, India to train
100 Bangladeshi Computer Science Engineer or IT graduates and faculty for IT on Software
engineering during the visit of Secretary, ICT Division to Mumbai India at NASSCOM
Leadership Summit in 2013. The training would be held in the Infosys state-of-art training
center in Mysore and Infosys would cover the tuition fees and accommodation for the
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candidates as a goodwill gesture to Bangladesh. The other
expenses would be borne by the project.
The candidates after training at Infosys would easily
find acceptance from the IT/ITES industry for employment or
could become entrepreneurs. The 12 weeks duration for JAVA
Training would be of stringent global standards. Ten faculties
from different universities could participate in the program.
The offer from Infosys to train candidates and faculty in the
Software Engineering training program would significantly
complement the skills development component of the Private
Sector Development Support Project (PSDSP).
Applications were invited from interested CSE and IT Graduates by publishing
advertisement in two national dailies namely the Daily Star and The Daily Ittefaq as well as
website of BHTPA. There were 302 applicants submitted their applications to the project office.
Through a long selection process, 10 faculties and 90 students were finally selected from where
98 applicants visited to Infosys Mysore Campus for JAVA training. The training was held from
12 January, 2015 to 24 March, 2015 and they successfully completed the training. This training
definitely enhance the professional capacity of our graduates and re-inforce the cooperation
between the IT/ITES industry in Bangldesh with that of India.
Closing ceremony of training program in Infosys campus, Mysore, India.
8.10 Hi-Tech Park/ Special Economic Zone Management Training for Public Officials:
This project had organized 5 days training for the government officials and stakeholders
on Hi-Tech Park/ Special Economic Zone Management with an objective to make them
understand various issues related with setting up and development of IT parks and its operation
and maintenance.
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The training was held from 22-25 June, 2015 in BCC lab where 20 participants from
different ministries took part in the training. The two trainers were hired from India who are
renowned resource person of the concerned field.
Hi-Tech Park/ Special Economic Zone Management Training at BCC Lab
9. Workshop/Seminar
A workshop on Preferential Package (incentives, allowance and facilitation) was
organized on 2 February, 2015 at La-Vinci hotel, Dhaka. Objective of this workshop with
stakeholders in government and industry was to discuss on incentives, other allowance and
facilitation that BHTPA is proposing for developers of Hi-Tech Parks, Property Management
Company (PMC) of Hi-Tech Parks and IT/ITES/Hi-Tech companies occupying the space
getting developed, to avail as investor. Representatives from different organization both public
and private and development partner participated in the workshop.
Day long workshop n preferential package for investor in La Vinci hotel, Dhaka
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10. Investor Meet & Exposure Visit
10.1 Visit to Kolkata, India:
A delegation consists of (1) Mr. Abdul Latif Siddiqi, Honourable Minister, Ministry of
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology (2) Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan,
Secretary, ICT Division (3) Mr. Md S M Ashraful Islam, Executive Director, Bangladesh
Computer Council (4) Ms Hosne Ara Begum ndc, Managing Director, BHTPA (5) Mr. Shyama
Prasad Bepari, Joint Secretary (Plan & Dev), ICT Division (6) Mr. A.N.M Safiqul Islam, Project
Director, SDKHTP Project (7) Mr. Mizanoor Rahman Khan, PO to Minister, Ministry of Posts,
Telecommunications and Information Technology (8) Mr. Mohammad Saifur Rahman,
Assistant Director, IMED and (9) Mr. Md. Aktar Hossain, Assistant Chief, ICT Division
attended in the “13th
ICT East” held on 7-8 August 2014 at ITC Sonar, Kolkata. The delegation
visited program on Hi-Tech Parks/Software Technology Park in Kolkata and Bangalore from 9-
11 August, 2014.
Industry representative participating in the discussion at Bengal Club, Kolkata
Seminar and stall of BHTPA in 13th ICT East
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10.2 Visit to China:
An exposure visit was organized by the project for the Government of Bangladesh
Delegation to China from 18-22 August, 2014. The delegation was comprised of (1) Ms Hosne
Ara Begum, ndc, Managing Director, BHTPA (2) Dr. Raquib Ahsan, Professor, Civil
Engineering Department, BUET (3) Mr. Uttam Kumar Karmakar, Deputy Manager, PPP Office
(4) Ms. Kamrun Nahar, Deputy Chief, ICT Division (5) Mr. Md. Azizul Islam, Deputy Project
Director, SDKHTP Project (6) Ms Masuma Akter, Senior Assistant Chief, ICT Division and (7)
Mr. S M Al-Mamun, Assistant Maintenance Engineer, BHTPA. The delegation visited Yantai
Zhilian Kechuang Science Park and different Hi-Tech Parks in China. The objective of the team
was to attract investment in Kaliakoir and other Hi-Tech Parks in Bangladesh.
China science park visited by Bangladeshi delegates.
10.3 Visit to Malaysia:
An exposure visit was organized by the project for the Government of Bangladesh
Delegation to Malaysia from 18-22 August, 2014. The delegation was comprised of (1) Mr.
Imran Ahmed, MP, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of PT & IT. (2) Mr. Sharif
Ahmed, MP, Bangladesh National Parliament (3) Mr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Additional
Secretary, ICT Division (4) Mr. Ali Asraf Dewan, Assistant Chief Architect, Department of
Architecture (5) ANM Safiqul Islam, Project Director, SDKHTP Project (6) Mr. Habibur
Rahman, UNO, Kaliakoir and (7) Mr. Md. Abdul Bari, PS to Minister, ICT Division. The
delegation visited different Hi-Tech Parks in Malaysia. The objective of the team was to attract
investment in Kaliakoir and other Hi-Tech Parks in Bangladesh.
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Honorable State Minister, ICT Division along with Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee for
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and others officials in TPM, Malaysia
10.4 Visit to Infosys, India:
A delegation consists of (1) Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, Hon‟ble State Minister,
ICT Division (2) Mr. S. M. Ashraful Islam, Executive Director, BCC (3) Mr. Susanta Kumar
Saha, Joint Secretary, ICT Division (4) A N M Safiqul Islam, Project Director, SDKHTP
Project (4) Mr. AHM Jahangir, Deputy Chief, ERD (5) Ms. Rumana Khorshed, Assistant
Director, SDKHTP Project and (6) Mr. Fokhruz Zaman, Consultant, LICT Project visited India
in the closing ceremony of the training of CSE graduates held at Infosys Technology Ltd
Campus in Mysore from 21-25 March 2015. The delegation also visited Accenture‟s campus
and meet with the high official at the Accenture and NASCOM. The delegation met with Mr.
Binod Hampapur Rangadore, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Infosys, India.
That visit provided an opportunity to explore further avenue of mutual cooperation,
mobilize investment and share international best practices for the sake of the promotion of
IT/ITES industry in Bangladesh.
Hon’be State Minister, ICT Division is in Infosys Campus, Mysore with Bangladesh delegation
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A delegation led by Honorable State Minister visits Infosys campus, Bangalore, India
Hon’ble State Minister ICT Division met Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology during his visit in Japan
Bangladesh booth in ICT fair in Japan on 13-15 May 2015