Bangladesh has become the 7th member country of ITPEC. In this regard, an ITPEC Membership Joining Ceremony of Bangladesh was held at Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1st September 2014 at BCC Bhaban Auditorium, Bangladesh Computer Council, Agargaon, Dhaka.

Signing of MoU among seven ITPEC member countries with Japan as well as signing of Mutual Certification Agreement (MCA) between Japan and Bangladesh was held during the occasion.

Minister for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Mr. Abdul Latif Siddique MP graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima, Ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh and Mr. Junaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for ICT Division were present as special guests. Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan, Secretary, ICT Division presided over the occasion.

14 (Fourteen) delegates from Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Mongolia joined in this event. The following delegates from seven countries attended in the auspicious occasion:

1. Mr. Hideyuki Ohashi, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
2. Mr. Hirokazu Takahama, Assistant Director, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
3. Mr. Hisaya Tanaka, Vice Chairman, Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan
4. Mr. Kenji Ogawa, Vice President, Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan
5. Mr. Shin Sakaguchi, Chief Advisor, Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan
6. Ms. Ryoko Toyoda, Group Member, Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan
7. Mr. Peter, Jr Dy Que, Vice President, Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation, Philippine
8. Mr. Ha Trung Nguyen, Director, Vietnam Training and Examination Centre, Vietnam
9. Ms. Suwipa Wanasathop, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
10. Dr. Sirichai Kittivarapong, Director, NSTDA, Thailand
11. Mr. Tanat Tonguthaisri, Technical Officer, NSTDA, Thailand
12. Dr. Nantha Kumar Subramaniam, Acting Dean/ Acting Director, Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia
13. Mr. Ye Yint Win, President, Myanmar Computer Professionals Association (MCPA), Myanmar
14. Ms. Narantsetseg Purevjav, Director, National Information Technology Park, Mongolia