ICT Profile - Bangladesh
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| Total population | 138.23 million1 |
| Rural population as a percentage of total population | 76% (estimated) |
| Key economic sectors | Ready-made garments, frozen foods and shrimp, tea, raw jute and jute products, leather and leather products, chemical fertiliser, handicrafts, ceramic products. |
| Literacy in the national language(s) | 56% |
| Computer ownership per 100 inhabitants | 0.782 |
| Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants | 4.643 |
| Internet hosts per 10,000 inhabitants | 0.015 (estimated) |
| Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants | 19.04 |
| Internet cafés/telecentres per 10,000 inhabitants | 0.19 (estimated) |
| Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants | 19.04 |
| Cell phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants | 3.913 |
| Number of websites in the national language(s) | 200 (estimated) |
| Number of websites in English and other language(s) | 600 (estimated)4 |
| National bandwidth within the country | 68 Mbps (data) (estimated) |
| National bandwidth to and from the country | 112 Mbps (estimated) |
Key ICT Information
- A computer (Pentium 4 or equivalent with > 128 MB of RAM) can be purchased will full accessories from Dhaka (other cities as well) at approximately Tk. 28,000 (USD451) for a clone computer and about Tk. 55,000-70,000 (USD890 to USD1,130) for a name brand computer.
- Internet connections can be purchased along with computers and are billed on a per-minute basis with costs being at the time of writing, Tk. 0.50 per minute (USD 0.008) and could drop lower during off-peak hours.
- Typical commercial cyber cafes are based upon a dial-up Linux computer with a PPP connection or a Wireless connection to a nearby ISP or a Wireless Client using nearby 802.11b spread spectrum transceivers / access points and an internal local area network serving 5-10 computers.
- For "always-on access" the typical rates are Tk. 800-1,000 per month (USD13-16).
Notes:
1. Total Population: 138,226,485. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
2. ITU Estimate, 2003
3. Number of Telephone: Fixed - 1,007,450, Cell - 5,413,800, Total - 6,421,250 (as on 9 May 2005). Source: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
4. The number of website registered with dot bd authority as on 30 April 2005. In Bangladesh, dot bd is not popular. Businesses and government agencies tend to use dot com and dot org domains.
Last modified 2006-01-12 11:24 AM
