Banglalink and ICT Division launch “IT Incubator 2.0” to facilitate digital entrepreneurship Call for application starts today

DHAKA, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service
providers in Bangladesh, has started off the second phase of IT Incubator, a digital platform
launched in collaboration with Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, a wing of ICT Division of
Bangladesh Government, to foster the growth of promising digital startups in the country. An
announcement on the applications of Cohort 2 was made today at a press conference held at IT
Incubator located in Janata Tower, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka today. Present at the press conference
were Hosne Ara Begum, Managing Director, Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority, Taimur
Rahman, Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink and other high officials of
the two organizations.
After the successful completion of the first phase in 2016, IT Incubator has come up again to
provide aspiring entrepreneurs with infrastructural, logistic and mentoring facilities. On the
basis of the uniqueness and commercial prospects of the participating startups, top teams will
be selected and given the aforementioned facilities for one year at IT Incubator located in
Janata Tower, Kawran Bazar. To apply for the program, interested startups have to apply
through this link https://incubator.banglalink.net/. The timeline for application submission is 19
March, 2018 – 5 April, 2018.
IT Incubator is a part of ‘Make Your Mark’, the flagship Corporate Responsibility program of
Banglalink’s parent company VEON. The renowned global telecom operator is committed to
facilitating the development of the IT sectors of all the societies around the world it operates in.
Hosne Ara Begum, Managing Director, Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority said, “IT Incubator
has set an example of how the collaboration between the Government and a corporate
organization can make contribution to the IT sector. I would like to thank both Banglalink and
VEON for taking this sort of initiative for our young entrepreneurs. I have full trust in the
capability of our talented entrepreneurs. They just need guidance and logistic assistance at the
primary stage to flourish properly. Initiatives like IT Incubator will encourage more startups to
come forward and contribute to our IT sector.”
Taimur Rahman, Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink, “We are
extremely delighted to bring IT Incubator 2.0 for the emerging startups of the country.
Digitalization is a continuous process that requires fresh and innovative ideas to move on. That
is why Banglalink has come forward and offered the platform where startups can grow and
contribute to the making of a Digital Bangladesh. We believe if we can ensure necessary
assistance for talented young entrepreneurs, they will soon be significant contributors to our IT
sector.”
Launched in July 2016, the first phase of IT Incubator was inaugurated by Mr. Sajeeb Wazed, ICT
Advisor to Honorable Prime Minister and Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, International

Telecommunications Union. Of 400 participants, a number of startups were selected and given
one year stay at IT Incubator.
Press Release