[🇧🇩] Semiconductor Industry in Bangladesh

[Saif]

The value addition possibilities in the Semiconductor sector can be divided into 3 sections,

1. Design

2. Fabrication

3. Testing/Packaging/Assembly/QC

Design (#1) is being already done in Bangladesh - and you need all sorts of CAD training and people, which Bangladesh possesses. Ultimately this is where labor value addition for Bangladesh for educated workforce will bear fruit.

Fab (#2) is incredibly expensive. requiring humongous capital outlay (in the order of hundreds of Billions) and existing status quo players like Taiwan/Korea/US are unwilling to share that tech. So that is out for Bangladesh. But....

Packaging/QC/Testing (#3) is also a remote possibility for Bangladesh, though that is certainly less labor intensive than #1. Maybe not right now, but five/six years down the line, will be very appropriate option.

So for now - Design is the number one prerogative for Bangladesh in Semiconductor sector, and the one we should focus on.

Very informative post

 

[Saif]

National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 kicks off

The inaugural session of the country's first Biotic Electronics AI and Robotics (BEAR) Summit and Bangladesh National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 was held at Dhaka on July 16.

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National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 kicks off

Press conference ahead of BEAR Summit and Bangladesh National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 on July 15. Image: Md. Zahidur Rabbi.

The inaugural session of the country's first Biotic Electronics AI and Robotics (BEAR) Summit and Bangladesh National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 was held at Dhaka on July 16.

The two-day event, taking place on July 16 and 17 at the National Science and Technology Complex in Agargaon, is jointly organised by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, the EDGE Project, and the Bangladesh Computer Council.

Earlier, at a press conference on July 15, ICT Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury described the event as a landmark collaboration between the government, the semiconductor industry, academic institutions, and members of the Bangladeshi diaspora. He noted that the government is prepared to provide full policy support to foster growth in this sector, adding that a draft of the National Semiconductor Policy has already been prepared and will soon be finalised.

Shish Haider Chowdhury also stated that proposals have been submitted to policymakers to offer cash incentives of five to ten percent for the export of semiconductor-based products and services. He projected that with a workforce of 20,000 skilled professionals, Bangladesh could generate USD 150 billion in semiconductor exports over the next decade.​

 

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ACI to enter property, semiconductor businesses

The group has 17 subsidiaries and five joint ventures

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ACI to enter property, semiconductor businesses

16 January 2026, 13:06 PM
UPDATED 16 January 2026, 13:06 PM

ACI Ltd, one of the leading diversified conglomerates in Bangladesh, plans to enter the property and semiconductor businesses.


The group will form two new subsidiaries—ACI Properties Ltd and ACI Semiconductor Ltd—according to decisions by the ACI board, taken on Thursday.

The group has 17 subsidiaries and five joint ventures.

ACI, in disclosures made through advertisements, said it would form ACI Properties Ltd with an authorised capital of Tk 100 crore and a paid-up capital of Tk 10 crore.

ACI will hold 85 percent of the shares, subject to the approval of the concerned authority.

The group operates under five strategic business units, spanning health, consumer care, agribusiness, and motors, and said its semiconductor subsidiary will also have an authorised capital of Tk 100 crore and a paid-up capital of Tk 10 crore.

In this case, ACI will hold 85 percent of the shares.

The conglomerate said the formation of the subsidiaries is subject to the approval of the concerned authority.

The group suffered losses for the third consecutive year in the financial year 2024–25.

ACI, however, posted a profit in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025–26.​

 

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BSIA, SICIP team up to build semiconductor workforce

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) on Tuesday signed a contract with the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) to implement a large-scale, industry-oriented semiconductor workforce development programme. Mohammed Walid Hossain, executive project

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BSIA, SICIP team up to build semiconductor workforce

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Feb 18, 2026 12:45
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Feb 18, 2026 12:45

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) on Tuesday signed a contract with the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) to implement a large-scale, industry-oriented semiconductor workforce development programme.

Mohammed Walid Hossain, executive project director of SICIP, and M A Jabbar, president of BSIA, signed the contract on behalf of their respective organisations at the SICIP office in Dhaka.

Under the agreement, BSIA will train 3,500 graduates from EEE, ECE, CSE, applied physics and other relevant disciplines through six specialised courses, says a press statement.

The courses are IC Design & Layout Engineering; Advanced Physical Design Program: RTL to GDSII; DFT and Verification Engineering Program for ASIC Designers; Applied Semiconductor Systems: Power Devices and Industrial Integration; Smart Systems Engineering: Embedded Design and Semiconductor Application Interfaces; and Packaging and Testing. Each course will run for three months (240 hours).

The total cost of the programme is Tk 351.4 million, and the implementation period will run from February 2026 to December 2028.

Speaking on the occasion, SICIP Executive Project Director Mohammed Walid Hossain emphasised the importance of ensuring high-quality training delivery, strong monitoring throughout implementation, and achieving at least 65 per cent job placement of certified trainees in line with the programme's objectives.​