Bangladesh Association of Contact Center & Outsourcing (BACCO), the central and solitary trade body for the BPO/Outsourcing industry in Bangladesh is all set to organize “BPO Summit Bangladesh 2023” for the fifth time in association with ‘Business Promotion Council’, an undertaking of the Ministry of Commerce. Sunday on 21st May, 2023; a press conference titled “Meet the Press” was organized by BACCO in Dhaka to officially announce the inauguration of the summit from 23rd May with “Career Campaigns” in the colleges/universities of Rajshahi division. The press conference was followed by an “MoU Signing Ceremony” between BACCO and other ICT Trade Associations in Bangladesh. This year, the summit which is the largest BPO congregation of the country is to eventuate all around the country, in all of the eight divisions during May-July!
During the Press Conference, BACCO Secretary General Mr. Towhid Hossain said- “Through our career campaigns and job fairs at the divisional level, we look forward to employing at least a thousand youth in the BPO industry this year. We want you to spread this news, especially to our talented youths.”
BACCO Vice President Mr. Tanvir Ibrahim said- “Bangladesh is on the way to being the 25th largest and a trillion-dollar economy in the world! And our ICT industry will play an undeniable role in attaining this. ICT has been declared as a ‘Thrust Sector’ by the government because it holds huge potential in generating foreign remittance for the country.”
At the beginning of the press conference, the activities and achievements of the past BPO summits were highlighted through a presentation. Then the possible activities and plans for the current summit were shared. The press conference ended with a Q&A session.
The press conference was attended by numerous journalists from the print and broadcast media. From the BACCO Executive Committee, Joint Secretary General Mr. Tanzirul Basher, Finance Secretary Mr. Md. Aminul Hoque; Director Mr. Abu Daud Khan, Mr. AKM Ahmedul Islam Babu, Dr. Tanjiba Rahman and Mr. Musnad E Ahmed were present. Lt. Col. Md. Mahtabul Haq, Chief-coordinator to BACCO-SEIP Project was also present at the event.
Mr. Md. Faisal Khan, Assistant Executive Officer, BPC; Mr. Kamruzzaman Bhuiyan, Secretary General, BCS; Mr. Mohammad Kawsar Uddin, President, TMGB; Nazneen Kamal, Vice-President, BWIT; Shomi Kaiser, President, e-CAB and Mr. Mohammad A Kayum Rashed, Joint Secretary General, ISPAB were present at the event as special guests.
As the solitary and central trade body and an ardent advocate of the BPO industry; BACCO has successfully organized ‘BPO Summit Bangladesh’ in the year 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 in association with the ICT Division. The goal was to make a mark on the entire BPO industry, attracting business owners and stakeholders while enlightening young minds about the art of BPO. These four summits have succeeded to grab the concentration of world BPO employers towards Bangladesh as an offshore destination that has great potential for BPO. The BPO Summits in the past took place in Dhaka, the capital city. But for the first time ever, “BPO Summit Bangladesh 2023” is coming to the divisional level as “Divisional BPO Summit”. The divisional summits are to be filled with numerous events such as- career campaigns, career counseling sessions, job fairs, policy dialogue sessions with the local stakeholders etc. Divisional BPO Summits are to culminate in the “Central BPO Summit” in Dhaka. Through this summit, BACCO is hopeful to make ways for new strategic development aligned with the aim of establishing a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ and a more effective BPO sector with 1 lac middle-income sustainable jobs for the youth.
