Govt likely to earn $ 5b thru' software export by 2021: Palak

Palak

The government expects earning $ 5 billion from software export by 2021 as the ICT sector earned $ 1 billion in the last fiscal year.

"Our total export earnings reached $ 34 billion during the last seven and a half years of the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said while replying to a supplementary question in the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday.

He said the government is setting up Bangabandhu Hi-Teck City aimed at creating around 1 lakh employment for youths by the next 10 years. Read More Bbarta24.net