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State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Thursday categorically said Bangladesh will emerge as the top country in earning from outsourcing by 2021. The state minister also said the government has fixed US dollar 1 billion to earn from the ICT sector by 2018 and in relation to that, trained 55,000 people for outsourcing. He made the observations in the general discussion on national budget of 2015-2016 fiscal year at Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) in the morning. The state minister further told the House that foreigners know Bangladesh as a labour-dependent country. “This is why incumbent government is working to set an example in the development of ICT sector by employing country’s youth,” he added, according to a news agency.