BD becomes ITPEC member

Bangladesh has achieved Information Technology Professional Examination Council (ITPEC) membership that will enable the country to provide internationally recognised certificate to the IT professionals and graduates. The Japan-based Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), a regulatory body for evaluating the Information Technology Engineers Examination (ITEE) conferred the ITPEC membership on Bangladesh at a function held in the auditorium of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) in the city on Monday afternoon. On the occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the BCC and the IPA. Executive Director of BCC SM Asfak Hossain and Vice Chairman of IPA Hisaya Tanaka signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui joined the function as chief guest, according to a news agency.