BTRC has received the Asocio Tech Excellence Award 2022 for launching Broadband Internet Tariff, One Country – One Rate”. BTRC won this year’s prize in Singapore on Friday. FIFOTECH was also awarded as Outstanding Tech Company. Diabetic association also won the award this time.
Director General of the organization Brigadier General Md Nasim Parvez accepted the award on behalf of BTRC at the ASOCIO World Summit held at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Center in Singapore. ASOCIO Chairman David Wang presented the Medal of Honor. Abdullah H Kafi, former chairman of the ASOCIO award committee, was present on the occasion.
Accepting the award, Brigadier General Nasim said, it is a great recognition for BTRC. Rural and urban internet price differentials have been eliminated through a country-wide move. Through this, the goal of providing internet services up to the Union level has been fulfilled. Now there the cost of internet is less than 2 percent of per capita income.
On the other hand, his brother Golam Kibria Sumon received the honor on behalf of FIFOTEC founder BACCO General Secretary Touhid Hossain.
The award was presented by the Asian-Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) in recognition of notable contributions to the information technology sector in the Asia-Oceania region. According to ASOCIO, this “one country one rate” will be considered as an excellent example for the economy of the Asia-Oceania region by making an outstanding contribution to the development and application of technology in Bangladesh.