Sunday, March 7, 2010

Dhaka ranks third in global outsourcing

Dhaka has become one of the top destinations for freelance online work, outshining Indian cities such as Bangalore, as the Bangladeshi capital fast emerging as a major centre for data entry work that employs tens of thousands of people.

According to a new report by oDesk Corp, a United States-based leading marketplace for companies and online workers, Dhaka is now ranked third among global cities where online jobs are outsourced from the West.

A combination of cheap labour and good English skill has made Dhaka a "surprised winner" in freelance outsourcing jobs such as graphic design, data entry and check-up, translation and web development.

Full report here The Financial Express

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