Construction of Tk 2,000cr data centre begins

The construction works of Yotta Data Services' data centre in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir has started recently.

"The piling work has already started and will take 3 years to complete," GSM Jafarullah, managing director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, told The Daily Star yesterday.

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In a Facebook post yesterday, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, said Yotta Data Services, an arm of Indian conglomerate Hiranandani Group, would invest Tk 2,000 crore to build a tier-IV data centre.

The centre will be built on two hyper-scale data centre buildings, featuring 4,800 racks and 28.8MW IT power capacity.

Palak on Wednesday met with Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder and managing director of Hiranandani Group, Darshan Hiranandani, co-founder of Yotta Data Services Pvt Ltd, and Sunil Gupta, co-founder & CEO of Yotta Data Services.

"Alongside updates on the establishment of the data centre, we discussed the importance of cyber security and cloud computing. We discussed technology-led consumer services in the areas of social media, AR/VR solutions, entertainment, gaming and e-sports and the pivotal role Bangladesh plays in assisting Hiranandani Group to grow its regional dominance in these areas."

"Together, we will strengthen the Indo-Bangladesh partnership by fostering digital inclusion and achieving Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041," Palak added.

Later, the Hiranandani Group arranged a presentation on various elements of the data sector. The digital data protection acts of both countries were also discussed.

 Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Mumbai Chiranjib Sarker, Counsellor Mahmudul Islam and Private Secretary to the State Minister Md Mushfiqur Rahman were present at the meetings.

 Palak had a short visit to Mumbai on way to the G20 Digital Economy Working Group Ministers Meeting, to be held in Bengaluru.

 He called upon leading Indian business groups to take advantage of the generous investment regime in Bangladesh and encouraged them to further invest in special economic zones and hi-tech parks in the country.