The Daily Star and the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) honored the IT Pioneers for their unparallel contribution in ICT industry. Honorable Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith handed out the trophies to the winners of “The Daily Star ICT Awards” at Le Méridien hotel on 28th October,2016. Mr. Mahboob Zaman, Managing Director of DataSoft has been awarded with the “ICT Pioneer Award”. In his speech Mr. Zaman said, ” it was a great recognition not only for him or DataSoft, but also for the ICT sector.”