Expatriate Bangladeshi 2000
Linking Individuals, Regions, Ideas, and Actions
Expatriate Bangladeshi 2000Linking Individuals, Regions, Ideas, and Actions |
Headlines: July '99 - December '99
Making the HeadlinesNovember 18, 1999EB2000 Proposes Plans in Support of Year 2010 Goals for the IT SectorEB2000 called for the creation of four groups, comprising of both resident and non-resident Bangladeshi professionals, experts, academicians and entrepreneurs, to identify areas and avenues of action in support of evaluating and implementing Prof. Yunus' year 2010 goals for the information technology sector in Bangladesh. These four groups will be addressing issues related to:
Prof. Yunus, in his recently delivered Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Memorial Lecture, proposed that it was indeed possible for Bangladesh to make significant strides in the area of poverty alleviation by harnessing the market opportunities offered by the burgeoning market for IT-enabled services. This market is projected to reach $180 Billion by the year 2010. If the right situations are created, Professor Yunus thought that it was possible for Bangladesh to capture at least $5 Billion of the projected market and bring fundamental changes in the lives of its impoverished millions. November 12, 1999EB2000 Granted Tax-Exempt Status by the U.S. Internal Revenue ServiceThe United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed EB2000 that, based on information supplied, it determined that EB2000 is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c) (3). The notification allows EB2000 to operate as a publicly supported organization, and not as a private foundation for the advance ruling period beginning from February 12, 1999 and ending on December 31, 2003. Grantors and contributors may rely on this determination that EB2000 is a publicly supported organization until 90 days after the end of the advance ruling period. It may be noted here that EB2000 was registered in the State of Virginia as a non-stock corporation and issued a certificate of incorporation on February 12, 1999. November 8, 1999Professor Yunus Joins EB2000 in a Brain Storming Session to Discuss the Future of IT in BangladeshEB2000 is extremely pleased to have arranged a brainstorming session between a group of it's members (non-resident Bangladeshi information and communication technology experts, professionals and entrepreneurs) and Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, to discuss the future of the Communication and Information Technology Infrastructure in Bangladesh. Held at Washington, DC premise of the World Bank, the session was also attended by notable Economists from the World Bank Group. October 8, 1999Bangladeshi startup wins ATP contractBCL Computers, a leader in document management technology, is pleased to announce being awarded an ATP contract to develop a code generating software "toolkit" that will allow programmers to rapidly develop spoken-language input interfaces for new and existing applications without a detailed knowledge of linguistic theory. September 25, 1999BIT Forum holds its inaugural meeting in Washington DCThe Bangladesh IT Forum held its inaugural meeting in the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area. Convened at the George Mason University's Fairfax, Virginia campus and sponsored by the Bangladesh Patriots, the meeting was chaired by Mr. Shaheen Hossain and attended by various local IT professionals. Resolutions were adopted regarding formulating a plan for the forum's organization and future activities. September 16, 1999Biman Interested in Discussing Growth StrategiesCaptain Kamal Mahmood, Chief of Flight Operations of Bangladesh Biman will be visiting New York between September 21st through September 25th. Captain Mahmood is interested in meeting with EB2000 members in New York and discuss Biman's strategy for repositioning itself for growth. September 10, 1999Foreign Ministry To Lend Assistance to EB2000His Excellency the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Shafi Sami acknowledged receipt of EB2000's request for assistance from Bangladeshi Missions abroad. The Foreign Secretary agreed to issue directives to Bangladeshi Missions to assist EB2000 in its activities to help development efforts in Bangladesh. September 6, 1999Metro Wave Radio May Host EB2000 Talk ShowsDiscussions are underway with Metro Wave Radio, the new private FM station broadcasting from Dhaka, Bangladesh to host periodic talk shows featuring EB2000's efforts to aid the development process in Bangladesh. September 3, 1999TechBangla unveils its Computerization Project ProposalTechBangla, an organization promoting technology and production in the third-world countries, pledged to work for raising computer literacy in rural areas, where the vast majority of the third-world population live. It has committed to promote computer literacy by providing computers to the rural schools in Bangladesh and organizing training of trainers to propagate the basic knowledge and skill to the rural youth in program that is to last for five-year. August 28, 1999Preparation for Environmental Conference in Full-swingProfessor Nazrul Islam returns to Atlanta after leading a Bangladesh Environmental Network (BEN) delegation to Dhaka to work out details of the January 2000 Dhaka Conference on Bangladesh Environment. The purpose of his trip was to combine the Non-Resident (NRB) inputs to the conference with the Resident (RB) initiatives in order to chalk out detail scheduling of the program. August 9, 1999Chief Justice Talks about Judicial Reform in AEDSB SeminarChief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mustafa Kamal, speaks on the subject of Judicial Reform in Bangladesh, at an AEDSB sponsored lunchtime seminar held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Chief Justice proposed three measures: computerization of the judicial record keeping system, incorporation of village level informal arbitration processes into the national judiciary, and establishment of the right to knowledge about cost and time of litigation prior to filing for adjudication. August 6, 1999UK High Commissioner wishes to meet EB2000 representativesMr. Abdul Mannan Ismail, EB2000 working committee member, receives notification from the Bangladesh High Commission in U.K. that his excellency, A. H. Mahmood Ali, the High Commissioner, has reviewed the EB2000 information brochure , and wished to meet with the local representatives of the organization. Due to Mr. Mannan's upcoming trip to Bangladesh, the date of the meeting was postponed till mid-September. July 25, 1999BCC and BASIS Assures EB2000 full-cooperationMr. Tanvir Chowdhury, founding coordinator and head of EB2000's Bangladesh operations, met with the Director General of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and the President of Bangladesh Association Of Software and Information Service (BASIS) and informs them of EB2000 IT initiatives. Both of them pledged for full cooperation and support for EB2000's initiatives. July 23, 1999IT Directory and Database Project Gets UnderwayEB2000 made significant headway in collecting names and particulars of expatriate professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians interested in participating in the development of the information technology sector in Bangladesh. A discussion group has already been launched to facilitate exchange of information and ideas. Key documents and data about the current status of the IT industry in Bangladesh are being collected to create a comprehensive knowledge base of useful information. July 16, 1999Call for Papers for a Forthcoming Publication on Bangladesh Papers and Articles are invited from Bangladeshi intellectuals, Highlights from October '98 - July '99A chronological record of the evolution of the EB2000 concept into a slow but steadily emerging reality
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