Bangladeshi outsourcing firm Augmedix will contribute to brand country abroad, ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak expressed hope. “Skype represents the country, Estonia and Nokia fames Finland worldwide. Similarly, medical start-up Augmedix will uphold Bangladesh with a new identity globally, “Zunaid Ahmed Palak said while addressing a media meet at Augmedix head office in capital’s Panthapath on Tuesday night.

Augmedix founder and Chief Executive Officer Ian Shakil and USA-based investor firm Redmile Managing Director Gerard van Hamel Platerink were, among others, present on the occasion. Organisers informed that the Redmile Group has already invested tens of million dollars to a Bangladeshi medical scribing firm which has been serving for physicians in US from its headquarter in Dhaka.