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July 19, 2022 DHAKA – In a technological backwater like Bangladesh, a full digital transformation with all of its administrative procedures moved online – and all citizens enjoying equal and unrestricted access to its benefits – is perhaps too much to expect. But it’s a dream that has shown tremendous resilience. “Digital Bangladesh” continues to be a central plank of the ruling Awami League, despite the failure of its techno-utopian Vision 2021, which had brought it to power in 2008. Citizens, too, are warming up to the idea of an increasingly networked life. But the transformation achieved so far has...
