Using the app, “Sundarbans”, one can finish all the travel formalities for going to the Sundarbans sitting at home. These are the sorts of initiatives we expect from a country that has, over the past dozen years or so, wanted to carve its image as a digital country through the Digital Bangladesh agenda. We are some distance away from fulfilling our goal of becoming a truly digital country. Thus, digital initiatives need to be kept up, and the government needs to keep the momentum going, encouraging more and more people to offer innovative ideas without the fear of repercussions and failure. However, with the launch of this app, there is reason to be optimistic that the government is on the cusp of a transformation process that sees sectors such as tourism embrace the boons of digital technology, which takes us one step closer towards truly becoming a Digital Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 05, 2021 21:45 UTC