Business leaders of the national trade organisations in the ICT sector on Sunday said that the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 did not reflect the proposals of the information and communication technology sector as expected.
Rather, it is inconsistent with the purpose of Smart Bangladesh, they said.
The speakers said this at a press conference on budget reaction on Sunday at BASIS Auditorium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), Bangladesh Association of Contact Centre & Outsourcing (BACCO), Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) and E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) jointly organised the press conference.
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BASIS President Russell T. Ahmed, BACCO President Wahid Sharif, ISPAB President Md Imdadul Hoque and E-CAB Vice President Mohammad Shahabuddin were present at the press conference and gave their budget reaction on behalf of their respective associations and replied to budget related questions from journalists.
In his speech, BASIS President Russell T. Ahmed said, “The government has announced a budget of about Tk7.62 lakh crore which is undoubtedly the biggest budget ever.
As always, the budget allocation for the ICT sector has increased in this year's budget, but in reality there is no positive or significant good news for the ICT industry especially for the businessmen, he said.