Dhaka, May 6 -- A group of tech entrepreneurs on Monday urged the government for facilitating tech business with tax-holiday for next 17 years to realise 'Smart Bangladesh' vision.

They said this in a view-exchange meeting with members of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) members before the organisation's election at Sheraton Dhaka. A panel of the election Team Success organised the event.

Team Leader of Team Success Mustafa Rafiqul Islam Duke said "Tax exemption should be ensured until 2041 in order to save the artisans and the emerging information technology sector of building Smart Bangladesh."

The executive committee election of BASIS is scheduled on May 8 while Team Success is contesting in the tr...