On Thursday, March 3, 2016, Election Commission Secretariat invited Dr. Md. Haider Ali, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), BRAC Universityfor a meeting under Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services (IDEA) project. Through International Competitive Bidding (ICB), under package NCS1, multiple proposals for Establishment of Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Maintenance of VPN service for Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) were evaluated. Project Director, IDEA, Tarik M. Barkatullah, Senior System Analyst, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), Dr. Md. Amzad Hossain, Deputy Head, Election Commission Secretariat, Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, Professor and ex-chairperson, CSE, BUET, and Mr. Golam Md Baten, Assistant Head, Socio Economic Infrastructure Division, Planning Commission participated in the event upon invitation fromĀ Syed Md Musa, Deputy Project Director (Operations). The event took place in Conference Room of Islamic Foundation Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka.