JOGAJOG; ALAPAN

July 25, 2021

The Bangladesh government is working to develop a social media platform named ‘Jogajog’ as an alternative to Facebook. Government is also working to develop a communication app ‘Alapan’ as an alternative to Whatsapp.

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The ICT Ministry has taken the initiative in this direction to make the country self-reliant.
The platform will help the local entrepreneurs to create their own marketplace for sharing information and data without depending on any foreign platform.
The government is working to enhance the capacity of the video conferencing system ‘Boithak’ from 100 persons to 300 persons. The Surokha app for corona vaccination registration is being used successfully in Bangladesh.

Source : All India Radio

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