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National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence Bangladesh

Strategy State lawSouthern Asia · BDadopted

The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence Bangladesh outlines a comprehensive framework to leverage AI for sustainable socio-economic development and digital transformation. It establishes national priorities across seven key sectors, including public service delivery, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, education, finance, and health. Furthermore, the strategy defines six core pillars covering R&D, skilling, data and digital infrastructure, ethics and regulations, start-up funding, and industrialization.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Information and Communication Technology Division, Government of the People's Republic of BangladeshGovernment (executive) · BD
Lead issuer
Legal forceAspirational
Under whose authorityState law
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

National governmentPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academicsWorkers

Policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, and public sector bodies seeking to understand or contribute to Bangladesh's national AI roadmap.

Sectors
Cross-sectorPublic administration · public service deliveryAgriculture and food · agriculture

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers national AI priorities, sector-specific application scopes and recommendations, a five-year development roadmap structured across six strategic pillars, and an analysis of implementation challenges.

What's missing

The text does not contain legally binding compliance enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or detailed technical definitions for proprietary AI systems.

Key takeaways
  • Bangladesh aims to use artificial intelligence as an accelerator for its digital transformation and sustainable development goals.
  • The strategy identifies seven national priority sectors for AI intervention, ranging from public service delivery to health and agriculture.
  • Six strategic pillars outline the national roadmap: research and development, workforce skilling, data infrastructure, ethics and regulations, start-up funding, and industrialization.
  • Key challenges include data accessibility, a shortage of skilled AI talent, connectivity limitations, and addressing technological unemployment.
Principles it states
AI ethics should be righteous, fundamentally sound, assessable, reversible, and inclusive.
Outline
· Executive Summary
· Chapter 1: Digital Bangladesh and Artificial Intelligence
· Chapter 2: Leveraging AI for Social and Economic Growth
· Chapter 3: AI for Different Sectors of Bangladesh
· Chapter 4: AI Strategy & Development Roadmap
· Chapter 5: The Challenges
· Chapter 6: Conclusion
IssuedMarch 2020
Length12,866 words · 55 pages
FormatNot recorded
Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

2/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

there are no clear rules about who will be responsible for an unwanted inversion.

5.7 ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY & PRIVACY

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

2/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

The AI strategy will create a new set of AI ethics guidelines to address issues such as fairness, safety, cyber security, and transparency.

STRATEGY 04: ETHICS, DATA PRIVACY, SECURITY & REGULATIONS

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

2/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

As we surrender control to machines in different parts of our lives, there is also a concern that people will lose a portion of the importance in their roles.

5.8 HUMAN DIGNITY, AUTONOMY & PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

0/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

3/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Information privacy protection turns into an essential worry to data security for cutting edge technology.

STRATEGY 04: ETHICS, DATA PRIVACY, SECURITY & REGULATIONS

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

2/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

The lack of transparency and ability, related to machine learning can bring an overturn.

5.7 ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY & PRIVACY

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

1/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

Ensure Enforcement Of Laws And Polices

STRATEGY 04: ETHICS, DATA PRIVACY, SECURITY & REGULATIONS

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

2/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

Assessment of Social and Economic Progress

STRATEGY 06: INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AI TECHNOLOGIES

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

artificial_intelligence national_strategy digital_infrastructure ethics_and_regulation research_and_development