COMPANY PROFILE
ASK BANGLADESH.COM LIMITED
99, Kawran Bazar
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telephone: +88 02 8189486, +88 02 8189487 , +88 02 8189478,
+88 02 8189481, +88 02 8189483-8
Fax: +02 8189482
E-mail : info@askbangladesh.com
Dhaka, December 1, 2010
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Company Profile
Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited
Forward:
Dear friends,
The global expansion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the
result of demand created by individual’s constant need to gather more and more
information each day for business solutions. As time passes the demand for easier and
faster way of information mining is generated as ICT itself grows.
This is evident that there exists a correlation between cycle of growth and
development of the ICT infrastructure and people’s growing demand for better
alternatives. Technology is just not an end in itself, it can contribute greatly to the
growth of the economy and thus improved living standard of human being.
By observing the importance of information resource flow and the trend in this
respect; which clearly holds the key to economic as well as technological
infrastructure growth worldwide, we have decided to initiate this company with the
objective of social and infrastructure development through innovations in ICT. We
target our services; both from commercial and sociological perspectives in such a way
that we bridge everyone from every sector of our economy with rest of the world.
In the event of presenting our company and projecting six specialized Web Services,
focusing on social welfare as well as e-business enhancement may I please remark
that it may be a little step ahead, but it can, nevertheless, potentially lead us to a long
way of enhancing our efficiency, and effectiveness, which form the core elements
leading to better ICT infrastructure as well as advent for digitalization of Bangladesh.
I would like to seize this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who
has contributed in creating these specialized services for Ask Bangladesh.Com
Limited. We remain open to any suggestions and creative criticism for improvement
of the products of Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited to its finer excellence.
Thanking you,
Anowar Hossain
Founder Chairman
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Introduction:
Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited is an Information Technology (IT) based Company
registered as a Limited Company in Bangladesh. The company has been established
with objectives to bring about a social change by creating demand for the IT services
worldwide, contributes to the aim of having a Digital Bangladesh, and establish
Bangladesh as a member of the civilized societies.
Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited has marked its presence in the world information
technology (IT) business to expose and enhance the technological and resource based
potentials of Bangladesh in a whole new perspective. What we do and what we create
define our dreams encouraging international relations, global resource sharing and
bridging a new line of communication worldwide.
We believe, with the emerging need for more and more information sharing
knowledge, awareness, resource sharing, and e-business, the IT application will grow
day by day to bring the whole world together in growth and prosperity. Such a
demand for growth, learning and achievements will create demand for advance ICT
infrastructure so that people can use IT enabled services for the betterment of socioeconomic status. This cycle of information and resource flow, generating the demand
for better standards and improved ICT infrastructure is the key to development and
worldwide digitalization and thus, Ask Bangladesh.Com introduces specialized
services with aims to bring a new wave of change and revolutionalize the ICT world.
For more than decades we are only concentrating on the user level of computer, but
we failed to develop better ICT infrastructure and were not able to bring such digital
services to the common people. That is why as the country moves towards expansion
in ICT education and infrastructure, enabling internet facilities at the remotest corner
of the country, we look forward to spreading out our services to those remote parts
and open paths to creating the opportunities and demands. Such exigency for growth,
innovation and prospects will in turn create wider scope for improvement in people
and overall ICT infrastructure of Bangladesh too, taking Bangladesh to stand on the
world arena as ICT pioneers.
We realize that “Digital Bangladesh” does not only mean more use of computers, but
an effective and willful use of technology in terms of bring positive changes in the
education, awareness, e-business, job placement and poverty reduction, etc.
Therefore, considering some key elements for social and economic growth i.e.
development in human resource, people involvement, use of information technology,
in business, abundant flow of information and resource exchange with the rest of the
world we have introduced specialized services which strive to achieve an adaptive
attitude, positive thinking and innovative ideas making the Digital Bangladesh dreams
come true.
Ask Bangladesh.Com provides a full range of information and technological solutions
on project basis tailoring the needs of our customers. Comprising successfully
completed more than six web development projects and around 10 Ecommerce
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website design and web application development projects; Ask Bangladesh.com is the
ideal choice for outsourcing partner. Our mounted experience from past projects and
ability to adopt new technologies with ease gives our customers the best of both the
old and the new.
Our Vision:
Ask Bangladesh.Com envision self-recruited communities around the world, with
emphasis to Bangladesh, utilizing its ICT products and services of the company and
be able to earn enough for improved and meaningful lives.
Our Mission:
To contribute to the dream of having “Digital Bangladesh” and offer every
household of Bangladesh and the world communities opportunities to be part of the
world ICT businesses, develop professional capabilities to deal with information
resources, manipulate information and engage in businesses and development
activities for economic and social benefits.
Location:
The Corporate office of Ask Bangladesh.Com is located in the following address:
Dhaka Trade Center (12th Floor),
Room No – 9-F and 12 -B& D,
99 - Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue,
Kawran Bazar,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Telephone : +88 02 8189486, +88 02 8189487 , +88 02 8189478, +88 02 8189481, +88 02
8189483-8
Fax: +02 8189482
E-mail : info@askbangladesh.com
It also has a Project Office at:
Mohakhali Plaza (6th floor),
55 Saheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani,
Rasulbagh , Mohakhali, Tejgaon I/A,
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Phone : 02 9888956, 9888442
Email : admin@askbangladesh.com
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Our Products:
With its Vision and Mission in view, Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited developed
following ranges of ICT products to address the most current needs of all level of
users worldwide:
A) www.sromobazar.com
B) www.askbazar.com
C) www.dressbazar.com
D) www.loginbd.com
E) www.itbidding.com
F) www.itreel.com
Short descriptions of all of the current products of Ask Bangladesh.Com are specified
below:
A) Sromobazar.com (A search engine delineates jobs and educational opportunities
worldwide with provision for offering and availing services).
This is an online job portal and overseas education services information bank for the
users worldwide. Sromobazar.com features job opening from all over the world
offering opportunities for the job providers and seekers to market human resources.
Integrated in this site is a worldwide job offering accumulated and displayed on maps
allowing users to know at a glance where they want to target their attention.
Many other new and intriguing services are introduced here; namely, the job bidding
facility and user group options which no other such site has offered yet even
internationally. Users will be able to bid for desired jobs as individuals or groups and
that will open a new window of communication among employers and job seekers for
a more intellectual communication. Secondly, there will be information bank for
students seeking help to search and apply for overseas education including
scholarship information.
Apart from the above services, a very fast and effective job search engine which will
ensure with utmost efficiency the jobs seekers and employers’ queries that best
matches employer and job seeker requirements. All these services are available for
only registered and paid members of the site.
The key features of the sromobazar.com include:
1. Worldwide manpower engagement solutions
2. International job recruiting
3. Job bidding and posting
4. Groups job posting and engagement
5. University information and admission requirements.
6. Information on scholarship for higher studies.
7. Visa process requirements by the Embassies.
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8. Information on part-time jobs availability during higher education abroad.
9. Information on the immigration.
You may please log in www.sromobazar.com for detailed information of the products.
B)
Askbazar.com (An web based market place for buying and selling affiliated and
customized ICT products)
Askbazar.com is a unique online market place dedicated in buying and selling
affiliated as well as customized ICT software which has great demand in the world
market. The market place contain exclusive galleries IT personnel or users, who are
looking for such software and customized products, askbazar.com provides online
market place for them! A wide range of downloadable software products and
applications are sold through the most secured transaction processes and in the most
user friendly way. Unique web templates, e-commerce templates, CMS and Blog
templates created by ASK Bangladesh.com team can also be bought from this site
with customizable options. Buyers can place orders for exclusive custom made
templates too.
The key products of Askbazar.com are listed below:
 Local software and hardware
 Consumer goods(non perishable)
 Downloadable software
 Downloadable games
 E-books
 Other consumer products on order.
Product Categories:
1. Self Product: This is the core category of AskBazar.Com products which are
developed and/or customized by professional software engineers for marketing to
the users.
2.
Resell right product:
In this category, all kinds of resalable products are
marketed.
3.
Affiliate Product: This includes products of partners’ products such as Amazon,
eBay, and Microsoft.
4.
Freelance Product: This includes all kinds of Freelancer products.
5.
Free Product: This includes all types of free downloadable products.
To know more about this site and its products, please log in www.askbazar.com.
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C)
Dressbazar.Com (A specialized web based market place and bidding system on Garments
and Textile products.)
DressBazar.com is a website for global marketing of garments products and apparels.
It provides total solutions to the demand and supply needs in the industry worldwide.
A one stop internet back to back portal for the entire range of buying and selling of
readymade apparels, textiles, and clothing accessories, DressBazar.com is a secure,
reliable, and cost-effective platform catering to the needs and requirements of the
garments and textiles industries which utilizes cutting edge technologies and seamless
connectivity. DressBazar’s objective is to provide a hi-tech alternative to the
traditional marketing of product and services.
Key Features of the site:
1. Registration on line
2. Posting company profile
3. Upload product in the buy sell market
4. Buy and sell
5. Bidding order place
6. Bidding participation
7. Stock lot uploads
8. Stock pot bidding
9. Stock lot buy
10. Stock lot bidding participation
11. Job posting and application in the relevant field of work.
12. Own corporate website with products gallery.
For more information about the product please visit www.dressbazar.com.
D) Loginbd.com (A complete directory of Bangladesh service providers, government and
non-government institutions, and individuals)
Loginbd.com is a unique online directory aimed at becoming partner of choice for the
world's leading service providers, government and individuals all over the world.
Working as an online network for people and organization loginbd.com will open new
doors of interaction and socializing, allowing everyone to know who, where and what
at just a single click.
Individuals/Organizations/Institutions are welcome to join and submit URLs as well
as create their own profiles announcing their presence and sharing information for the
rest of the world.
Loginbd.com is a leading directory of business, operating in the classified advertising
market in Bangladesh. Loginbd.com is set to bring you Bangladeshi focused websites
and Internet resources. Finding the Bangladeshi quality websites through internet is
becoming a harder job now. Loginbd.com is a dedicated effort to fulfill this need for
all of our population friendly to net information technology. It is aimed to become the
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most favorite web directory of all age groups including students, professionals,
businesses, government, bureaucrats, suppliers, intenders, companies, manufacturers,
youths, teachers, parents as well as all for the family members. We tried our best to
provide all the essential tools and information of your daily needs and interest.
Loginbd.Com is built to help provide easy access to information in every walk of life.
This is the web directory which is developed completely in Bangladesh and designed
to make search simple for Bangladeshi as well as Global visitors. Visitors query
automatically identifies content on the web and organizes it in such a way that users
get search results that are most relevant, realistic and with very fast speed.
Some key features:
1. Visitors can sign up free for 90 days and will get the facility of adding their URL.
2. A paid member can create their own page with the details information which will
be visible to worldwide.
3. Schools or any educational institution can create their website with huge
information’s.
4. Easy User manual will be provided.
5. Secure and hassle free.
You are welcome to visit the site for more information www.logonbd.com .
E) Itbidding.com (A complete web-based bidding market place on IT products)
In recent time web and software development outsourcing has become a major part of
IT jobs in the world. Many successful ventures are running all over the planet
benefiting from the conjoined efforts; combining marketing skills from one end of the
world with technical skills from another end, producing qualitative and efficient
systems at the best possible prices. Also throughout the globe freelancers and
development firms alike have benefited by finding new earning sources out of the
non-web based conventional marketing procedures. ITBIDDING.com is such an
outsourcing and freelance jobs exchange portal. An open market for IT jobs, namely
software engineering, web designing and web application development etc projects to
be advertised and auctioned. Corporate or individuals of any level; organization or
individual can use the services to auction out their IT projects to a vast number of
freelancers or development firms anywhere in the world. Such a portal not only offers
great means of communication for buyers and sellers to interact but also for firms and
project managers to scour through in search of prospective employees for their
projects or firms even. Thus extending the horizon of opportunities for IT personnel to
not only get single contractual jobs but also to communicate with organizations and
make their skills known to the industry on the whole.
Features Overview:
1. Buying and providing functions for all users to post or bid for projects and a an
extensive control panel to enable users to access everything from project posting,
profile posting to project management.
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2. A team of administrators and specialists on the project will always be monitoring
all the stages of project from initiation to final payment in order to ensure
maximum efficiency of the user control panels and transactions in process.
3. Most important feature of this site is its security; the company ensures secure
money transfer methods to the providers and buyers for any and all transactions
carried out within the system.
4. The system is designed to keep proper records of all transactions with user access
to view and manage financial as well as project data for present and future
references.
You will know more about the product in this link www.itbidding.com .
F) itreel.com (A complete new search engine for worldwide information searching):
Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited is proud to present its ingenious and bright new
approach to worldwide search technologies, development and social welfare; a
complete web search engine called www.itreel.com. Itreel.com strives to establish as
a dynamic and stimulating search engine for the new age of technology. As a nonprofit and social welfare based project Itreel is serving at its best to aid the research
and information needs of people all around the world.
Itreel not only revolutionize the information and resource sharing systems in the
world but also commit to relentlessly work towards social and economic development
aid for all sectors of the world economies. You can be a part of this effort too. Join us
today and extend your hand in making this dream come true. Your cooperation will
inspire us to move forward.
The two most compelling advantages of our engines.
1. The indexes of search engines are usually vast, representing significant portions of
the internet, offering a wide variety and quantity of information resources.
2.
The growing sophistication search engine software will enable you to precisely
describe the information that you seek.
To get more information about the product, please visit our website: www.itreel.com .
Ask Bangladesh.Com Teams:
Ask Bangladsh.Com Ltd. engages dedicated Team for long-term and short-term software and
web application development projects. Web development is our specialty so we have gathered
talented and experienced professionals to work in team for providing ultimate development
services. Many professionals with outstanding past careers are engaged as teams allowing
great flexibility to twist themselves facing dissimilar and challenging projects and using
cutting edge technologies. We are organized ourselves not to ease our work but for our clients
and the complex business environment that requires professional talents with adequate
experience to provide ICT solutions.
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Ask Bangladesh.Com Team mates are bunches of extremely talented and experienced
professionals consisting of some best minds and expertise in:
Skilled Software Architecture
Professional Software Engineers
Wide Visional System Analysis
Creative Web Graphic Designers
Experts in Quality Assurance
Specialists in Software Testing
Technical Writers
Network Engineers
Search Engine Optimizer
Business Development Professionals
High end project management personnel
Administration staffs
Ask Bangladesh.com Ltd. is committed to develop the high end technology solutions with
constant innovation, continuous improvement and value added services”. The teams have
clear mission which gives direction to the teams to achieve the targets. Our talented teams are
well coordinated and perform every development project with proper direction from the top
leadership for client satisfaction. Client satisfaction is the end results that we count in our
company.
Our development teams are committed to their work and serve knowledgebase industry with
all their technical talents. Every individual team member is committed to achieve team’s
mission. Team success is the parameter for evaluating individual team member’s
performance.
Effective teams use to work with explicit and appropriate ground rules and norms. We follow
every ground rule of IT industry in developing projects. Ground rules provide teams with
guidelines and a common set of procedures by which to operate.
Ask Bangladesh.Com Business model
“A business model of a profit making enterprise is an idea or concept for profitably”.
It is a concept for transformation of inputs into value adding outputs. Ask
Bangladesh.com follows various strategies, trading practices, operational processes
and policies that consist of perfect business model to facilitate local and offshore
customers. Ask Bangladesh.com defines its business model under following model
blocks:
Project-based solutions:
Ask Bngladesh.Com provides a full range of Information & Technology solutions on
project basis - tailoring the level of support to specific needs. We provide technical
assistance and advice, create and recommend solution, develop a practical
implementation plan for all projects. Our skilled project managers oversee the project
with team. We build our team with experienced IT professionals who have not only
sound business and strategic skills, but extensive implementation and projectmanagement experience.
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Hire dedicated developers:
We hired IT professionals who work independently for our projects. They have
enough experience of working for our company.
Software engineers & Developers
Wide Visional System Analyst
Creative Web Graphic Designers
Expert Quality Assurance Analysts
Specialist Software Tester
Technical Writers
Network Engineers
SEO Specialist
Value propositions (services we provide to our clients)
Development:
Website designing, E-commerce solution, Web application
Graphics designing:
Logo Designing, Flyer & Catalog Designing, Flash Designing, Corporate Identity
Designing, Customized Software
Internet marketing:
SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Web Promotion, PPC, Website Optimization,
Affiliate Marketing, Email Marketing
Open source customization:
Joomla, Drupal, Zend, OS-Commerce, X-Cart, CakePHP, Ruby on Rails,
DotNetNuke
Our Target customer segments
In global business environment use of Information & technology has taken a key
place for solving the complex business problems. Hidden brains provide offshore IT
solutions globally bring innovation, creativeness, and high-performance websites for
companies in multiple.
Competitive Advantage:
Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited envisages producing high quality software and IT
products, which will meet the most demanding international standard for local and
international market. The company’s advantage lies both in cost and in quality when
compared to imported IT products. It will produce IT related desktop and web base
online product of quality high enough to replace those been imported from western
countries and from high level Asian countries. Apart from enhanced quality, IT
related and web related products produce by Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited will offer
international web market as the company will have following advantage:
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 Hassle free logistical support;
 Cost benefits in terms of reduced transportation time, transport, freight cost,
bank charges, customs fees, clearing charges and related support;
 Easy communication and information to develop data systems;
Due to reduction in delivery time business could be repeated and promote entry into
higher margin, faster response to IT businesses.
Under this circumstance, Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited’s competitive advantage over
IT products will go up resulting higher level of economy and convenience. Within the
IT related industry, Ask Bangladesh.Com Limited will be filling in a niche, which up
to now is serviced by imported IT products in a far from satisfactory manner. Delayed
IT products and quality variance in end-products are the two major problems being
faced by the IT developers and producers in Bangladesh. Ask Bangladesh.Com
Limited’s key strength is the latest dependable technology it will utilize to produce IT
products and IT services which will ensure high quality standards in the whole world
market. In addition, IT products manufactured will be entitled to cash re-imbursement
from the Government of Bangladesh for local use and will be able to benefit from the
system itself.
Management of the Company (Leadership):
The overall responsibility of the company rests on the Board of the Directors.
Presently, the Board formation is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mr. Anowar Hossain, Founder Chairman
Ms. Farida Yasmin, Managing Director
Ms. Sharmin Khan, Director
Mr. Ashfaq Rahman, Director
On the behalf of the Board of Directors, Founder Chairman of the company maintains
overall responsibilities of the company.
The Chairman has the discretion of formulating policies, setting targets and guidelines
and monitoring the performance of the company and to chalk out strategies for the
future.
The Managing Director manages day-to-day affairs of the company and maintains
liaison with financial institutions and external organizations.
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The following organogram depict the key functionaries including the Board.
Board of Directors
Chife Executive Officer
(CEO)
A
A. Company Secretary
D. Technical Director
B
C
B. Director, Admin and HR
D
E
C. Finance Controller
E. Research Director
In future, for better performance of the company in relation to the Technical and
Financial matters, the Board of Directors will constitute an Advisory Committee with
7 to 11 members having vast knowledge and skills in the above fields. The role of the
Advisory Council shall be to advice the Board of Directors on the above matters as
and when needed.
Key Personnel:
Human resource is the heart of any organization for professional delivery of works
and managing growth. Ask Bangladsh.Com realizes this and fetched a pool of
professionals from the competitive market giving maximum perks and benefits for
expected outputs. The organization is very much concerned about the retention of
staff in the company for future development. It provides competitive salaries and
benefits for the staff with very peaceful working environment for their comfort and
ultimate outputs. A list of key professionals with their education and skills
background is enclosed in the Attachment – 1 of this document.
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Major Equipments of the Company:
Ask Bangladesh.Com is equipped with most modern equipments to cater its need to
deliver efficient and technical backstopping for the IT professionals. List of the key
equipment are:
Computer
Generator
Furniture and Fixture
Internet Network Equipment
Hosting Server Equipment & Network Operation Equipment:
a.
Power Edge Server With Hardware Raid
b.
Manageable GB Switch(12+24)
c.
Terminal Server
d.
Cisco Router
e.
Firewall
f.
Internet Connectivity
g.
Server Rack
h.
Switch Rack
i.
Online UPS
j.
Operating System (Redhat Linux Enterprise)
k.
Windows Server
Server:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
File Server
Mid Range Server
DNS Server
Mail Server
Storage Server
DAS
NAS
Proxy Server
Gatway Server
Xcon Qued Core Server
Hosting Mid Range Server
UPS Server Online
Server establishment related equipments with sever are:
Anti-virus
Power Generator
World Wide Link
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Financial Investment for the Company:
The entire project cost initially is estimated as BDT300 millions. Of this, local
sponsors’ equity is BDT300 millions. However, for smooth functioning of the project
it is necessary to have working capital of at least BDT200 million which is expected
from the International Investors against company shares. The means of finances is
shown in the table below:
(BDT in “Million”)
Means of Finance
Particulars
1. Local equity
2. International investor (initial investment)
Total Projected Cost
Amount
300.00
200.00
500.00
Conclusion:
This profile contained the most current and relevant information about the company.
This information is subject to change as the company moves forward. The
information exhibits in the document is the true picture of the company.
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