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Vol. 5 Num 571 Tue. January 03, 2006  
   
Business


BOL ships first export consignment of software


Bangladesh Online Limited (BOL), a leading software developer and internet service provider, has shipped its first export consignment of computer software worth US$ 1.5 million (Tk 10 crore) recently as the company bagged an order of US$ 4 million.

Rest of the games software order from UK remained under development for shipment soon, said a corporate announcement Monday.

The country's software export to different destinations around the world has gradually increased in the recent years, with big names in the high-tech industry taking interest in the business here.

Bangladesh fetched US$ 12.68 million through software export in 2004-2005, up from US$ 7.19 million in the previous 2003-2004 fiscal year, according to figures revealed at an Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) seminar recently.

"The BOL-developed games software is receiving overwhelming response from the UK importers," said Shayan F. Rahman, CEO of BOL, a concern of Beximco Group. He also said the company is trying to explore more export opportunities.