Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- The Nationalist ICT Forum (NICTF) has announced its 103-member full committee, pledging to work towards ending fascist influence in the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector and making it competitive in the global market, with a target of turning it into a $10-billion export industry within the next five years.

Professor AKM Wahiduzzaman has been appointed chief adviser to the forum's eight-member advisory committee. Other members include writer and political analyst Dr Maruf Mallick and lawmaker Engineer Md Ashraf Uddin Bakul.

Engineer Rafael Kabir has been appointed president of the 104-member committee, while Engineer Md Mamun Or Rashid has been named general secretary.

The appointme...