Bangladesh Computer Council

The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC),[1] is a statutory and autonomous government body located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that aids in the use of information technology and the formulation of related policy.[2] Bangladesh Computer Council operates a tier III certified national data center in Bangladesh.[3]

Bangladesh Computer Council
বাংলাদেশ কম্পিউটার কাউন্সিল
Formation1983
TypeAutonomous government body
PurposeInformation technology policy
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.bcc.gov.bd

The ICT Division of Bangladesh Computer Council is building a Tier IV National Data Center (4TDC) at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir, Gazipur[4] with the help of Chinese Government. This data center will be equipped with cloud computing and G-cloud (e-Governace through cloud computing) technology.

History

In 1983, the National Computer Council was formed by the government of Bangladesh. The name was changed to the Bangladesh Computer Council in 1990 by the Bangladesh Computer Council Ordinance. It falls under the Information Technology (ICT) division of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information and provides support and services to 661 government organizations and agencies.[5][6]

In 2016, the BCC launched eshikkha.net to teach computer programming in Bengali.[7] The Bangladeshi government awarded the BCC a contract worth over 12 billion taka (US$149 million in February 2017) to connect 2,600 union councils to the internet via fiber optic cable.[8]

References
  1. "Agami, Bangladesh Computer Council sign MoU". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "Bangladesh Computer Council". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "User's Policy for National Data Center" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. "IV Tier National Data Center: Heart of Digital Bangladesh 2021". 18 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Bangladesh set to connect local bodies via Internet". Gulf Times. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. "Big show on ICT in Oct". The Daily Star. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. "Govt opens e-learning platform". The Daily Star. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. "Govt to connect 2,600 UPs with fibre optic cables". The Daily Star. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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