PM opens National Semiconductor Symposium
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman immediately inaugurated the two-day National Semiconductor Symposium and BEAR Summit-2026. Photo : BSS
DHAKA, July 25, 2026 (BSS) – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman immediately inaugurated the two-day National Semiconductor Symposium and BEAR Summit-2026 as Bangladesh seeks to place itself as a worldwide hub for semiconductor and deep-tech innovation.
The premier formally opened the summit at 11:15am on the Novo Theatre within the capital and joined the inaugural session of the ‘National Semiconductor Symposium and BEAR (Bangladesh Electronics, AI and Robotics) Summit-2026’.
At the start of the inaugural session, a documentary highlighting Bangladesh’s semiconductor journey and the goals of the symposium was screened.
With the theme ‘Building Bangladesh’s Semiconductor Future through Global Partnerships,’ the two-day summit has been organised collectively by the Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA), the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Silicon River Bangladesh programme.
The summit goals to showcase Bangladesh’s progress and potential in semiconductors, biotechnology, synthetic intelligence (AI) and robotics, whereas highlighting alternatives for human useful resource growth, overseas and home funding, and worldwide collaboration.
The occasion introduced collectively authorities policymakers, world semiconductor trade leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, college representatives, buyers and Bangladeshi specialists dwelling overseas to assist form the nation’s long-term semiconductor and deep-tech technique.
Discussions centered on growing expert human assets, constructing a strong semiconductor ecosystem, strengthening world partnerships, selling analysis and innovation, advancing manufacturing capabilities, commercialisation and different deep-tech applied sciences.
Representatives from GlobalFoundries, NXP, Applied Materials, SanDisk, Credo and the Vietnam Semiconductor Alliance and Partnership additionally participated within the summit.
Later, the premier went-round of various cubicles arrange on the exhibition premises that includes improvements in semiconductors, synthetic intelligence, robotics, healthcare know-how, clever techniques and different deep-tech sector developed by college students and start-up entrepreneurs.
Minister for Posts and Telecommunications, ICT Division and Science and Technology Fakir Mahbub Anam and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad addressed the inaugural session.
President of Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association M.A. Jabbar, Science and Technology Secretary Md. Anwar Hossain, and Chief Architect of the Silicon River Initiative and Professor of Purdue University Muhammad Mustafa Hussain additionally addressed on the event.
The concluding day of the summit tomorrow will characteristic the Christie Fellowship Research Symposium, the place rising Bangladeshi researchers will current their newest semiconductor analysis.
Eight strategic nationwide paperwork are additionally scheduled to be unveiled, together with suggestions for the semiconductor sector, the Talent Roadmap 2030, Ecosystem Roadmap, International Partnership Framework, Deep-Tech Priority Sectors and Commercialization Framework.
According to the organisers, these paperwork will present a long-term implementation framework to information the event of Bangladesh’s semiconductor and deep-tech industries.