Freelancer Conference held at BASIS SoftExpo
On the inauguration day of 'BASIS SoftExpo 2023' on Thursday (23 February), a freelancer conference was held on the main stage with freelancers from all over the country. The conference was conducted by Emrazina Islam, the founder of kaz360.
Dr. Tanjiba Rahman, Chairman, Bangladesh Freelancer Development Society said, earnings should not be in money, rather in remittances. According to our data, there are 10 lakh freelancers in the country. I call them 'remittance warriors'. However, the youth of our country is lagging behind in choosing freelancing as a career because only 17% of youth are involved in freelancing. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina encourages people to choose Freelancing as a career. Eight banks of the country are offering freelancer accounts with special offers. While working as a freelancer, one has to face difficult situations many times, but he or she should not give up. If there is any problem, individuals will get help from the associations.
Professor Dr. Nazrul Islam, Pro VC, Northern University said, many of us see freelancing as a short-cut income. One earns a few dollars then quits the job instead of taking up freelancing as a permanent career. The job market in our country is limited but the freelancing sector is open. Some 75 percent of youth in Bangladesh are unemployed. These unemployed youths will earn foreign currency in our country if they work as freelancers instead of sitting at home.
Md. Humayun Kabir, Project Director, Learning & Earning Development Project, ICT Division, said, as a freelancer you can earn yourself, and you can also create earning sources for others; Our Prime Minister said this. We need to make this industry strong and ourselves solvent.
Dr. Md. Anwarul Haque, Director, National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) said, many people want to be freelancers. But not knowing the right method. The quality is less than the number of freelancers. There is no substitute for training. That is what NSDA is doing. Our office is under the supervision of the Honorable Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. So, we will always try to fulfill your demands.
Sanjib Sarkar, Country Director, Pioneer, said, we have entered into an agreement with 'Upay' so that freelancers can withdraw money easily. You can easily withdraw money from now on. In this case very little charge will be deducted.
Also some freelancers presented various slides related to freelancing in the conference as panelists. They are Mahfuz Rahman, Abu Sufian Nilove, Abdullah Al Farooq.
