Online social networks are the talk of the town. In fact the popularity of facebook and myspace have sky rocketed due to their potential implications in media and the web. According to facebook they have more than 67 million active users and over 55 regional, work-related, collegiate, and high school networks.
Social networks are website devoted to users who creates their personal profiles, search for friends or contacts, create groups, blogs and albums. There are over 300 social networking site in existence built around many different themes. There are social network sites for photo-sharing, video-sharing, music sharing, blogging communities and all purpose communities like myspace, facebook and professional networking sites like linkedin.
One such all purpose community site is meetbangla, which is betting its share of the market with a bit of ethnic Bengali touch and hoping to flourish along with facebook and others.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
IT Revolution in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has acquired an orbit from the International Telecommunications Union for it’s very own satellite, to be established as Bangladesh’s own with in 5-6 years times http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=80308. Not only these, the country is taking other development decisions that will revolutionize the IT and telecommunications sector in Bangladesh. I believe if the government can maintain this pace then Bangladesh is poised for a remarkable development and lots of job possibilities. Below are some of the latest developments that are planned:
1. Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) has also agreed to a proposal of Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) to drastically cut Internet bandwidth cost in line with the charges in the neighbouring countries within the next two months.
2. Awarding of Internet telephony licences to Internet service providers (ISPs) within next six months.
3. Setting up small scale software technology parks at economic zones within six-nine months.
4. Setting up a 17-acre ICT village in Mohakhali within six months.
5. Set up a second submarine cable for more bandwidth and back up.
6. Establishing a central e-governance centre for effective implementation of e-commerce/digital business.
7. Allow credit card transaction for e-commerce and setting up an electronic payment gateway system.
8. Tax holidays by five years to software and IT enabled services.
9. Reducing the VAT and service charge for internet access to 4.5 percent from existing 15 percent.
10. Set aside atleast 2 percent of ADP (Annual Development Budget) for ICT for every ministries and departments.
11. Asign more frequencies for Mobil companies.
1. Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) has also agreed to a proposal of Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) to drastically cut Internet bandwidth cost in line with the charges in the neighbouring countries within the next two months.
2. Awarding of Internet telephony licences to Internet service providers (ISPs) within next six months.
3. Setting up small scale software technology parks at economic zones within six-nine months.
4. Setting up a 17-acre ICT village in Mohakhali within six months.
5. Set up a second submarine cable for more bandwidth and back up.
6. Establishing a central e-governance centre for effective implementation of e-commerce/digital business.
7. Allow credit card transaction for e-commerce and setting up an electronic payment gateway system.
8. Tax holidays by five years to software and IT enabled services.
9. Reducing the VAT and service charge for internet access to 4.5 percent from existing 15 percent.
10. Set aside atleast 2 percent of ADP (Annual Development Budget) for ICT for every ministries and departments.
11. Asign more frequencies for Mobil companies.
Bangladesh Needs Controlled Democracy
It is said, “It is easy to earn democracy but hard to maintain it”, also it is said ” A hard earned democracy is often smuthered away by crooked politicians and unruly mobs”. We see both the example happening in Bangladesh. Bangladesh earned its freedom in 1971 after long 9 months of fighting against the ruthless pakistani forces and then saw the freedom taken away by sheer neglect and corrupt practices of Awami League goons and their leaders. Again after long fighting against the military junta of Ershad, the country attained the right type of freedom in 1991 but alas! again the country was misrepresented by some unruly Al and BNP leaders who did nothing to help the country but their pockets. Hence we are in this situation..but only this time the country is on a track that is far better than any time since its independence. The country is destined for an election in Dec 2008 and all hopes are set on this new election.
However we have to be certain that this time, true and rightful candidates get their nomination and get elected. Year after year, we are electing wrong candidates in the parliament who does not care about the rule of law, full of conspirators, authoritarian and betrayer to their fellow citizens not to mention their constitutional obligations. From the press, high court to parliament and universities, everywhere they spread their venom of hatred, abuse of power, misrule and destroyed the basic principals of civilization. The country was treated like a family business and acted upon.
Considering all these heinous acts and other aspects of politics, it is high time that the country takes a slow approach to democracy and elect candidates who can represent the country as a whole and not some party. The country should form a sort of a coalition government with all rightful, honest party candidates and rule for the next five years. If all the party sits together and make up their mind, I am sure they can make a compromise. We can not be ruled by those leaders anymore. Otherwise we will end up with this scenario again after again.
If you look at the biggest democratic countries in the world like America, you will see the country has a democracy that is mostly controlled by rules and regulations. From the get go to campaign finance to processions, the whole country is ruled by laws and regulations. People and the politicians follow the same kind laws and they are accountable to the people. We also want the same.
Source:
http://alapbangladesh.com/blog/2008/05/02/bangladesh-needs-controlled-democracy/
However we have to be certain that this time, true and rightful candidates get their nomination and get elected. Year after year, we are electing wrong candidates in the parliament who does not care about the rule of law, full of conspirators, authoritarian and betrayer to their fellow citizens not to mention their constitutional obligations. From the press, high court to parliament and universities, everywhere they spread their venom of hatred, abuse of power, misrule and destroyed the basic principals of civilization. The country was treated like a family business and acted upon.
Considering all these heinous acts and other aspects of politics, it is high time that the country takes a slow approach to democracy and elect candidates who can represent the country as a whole and not some party. The country should form a sort of a coalition government with all rightful, honest party candidates and rule for the next five years. If all the party sits together and make up their mind, I am sure they can make a compromise. We can not be ruled by those leaders anymore. Otherwise we will end up with this scenario again after again.
If you look at the biggest democratic countries in the world like America, you will see the country has a democracy that is mostly controlled by rules and regulations. From the get go to campaign finance to processions, the whole country is ruled by laws and regulations. People and the politicians follow the same kind laws and they are accountable to the people. We also want the same.
Source:
http://alapbangladesh.com/blog/2008/05/02/bangladesh-needs-controlled-democracy/
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