2016 News and Press Release

The recipients of “The Daily Star ICT Awards” pose with Finance Minister AMA Muhith, organisers and event partners during a ceremony at Le Méridien hotel in the capital yesterday evening. Mustafa Jabbar, president of the BASIS; Selim RF Hussain, managing director of BRAC Bank; Sonia Bashir Kabir, founder president of TiE Dhaka; and Amin Ahmad, chairman of Best Holdings, the owning company of Le Méridien, are also seen. Photo: Star

ICT ICONS HONOURED | The Daily Star

The Daily Star and the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) yesterday honoured four individuals and as many information technology firms for their contribution to the country's ICT industry, now seen..

The Daily Star, in association with Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Microsoft Bangladesh and Brac Bank, has launched the first edition of “The Daily Star ICT Awards”. From left, Ashwani Nayar, general manager of Le Méridien Dhaka; Shameem Ahsan, president of BASIS; Sonia Bashir Kabir, managing director of Microsoft Bangladesh; and Selim RF Hussain, managing director of Brac Bank at the launching ceremony at The Daily Star Centre yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain

Star to salute ICT heroes | The Daily Star

The Daily Star in association with BASIS yesterday announced ICT awards, an annual event to recognise star performers in information and communication technology in an effort to inspire the promising sector.

2016 ICT Awards Winners

ICT Pioneer Award

Late Abu Yusuf Mesbah Uddin Ahmed

IBCS-PRIMAX Software (Bangladesh)

Mahboob Zaman

Chairman, DataSoft

ICT Business Person Of The Year

Syed Farhad Ahmed

Managing Director, Aamra Group Of Companies

Ziaur Rahman

Chairman and CEO, TigerIT Bangladesh

Organizational Winners

ICT Solution Provider of The Year

ServicEngineBPO

ICT Solution Provider of The Year

Information Technology Consultants Ltd

E-Business of The Year

Bdjobs.com Ltd

ICT Startup of The Year

Hungrynaki.com