![]() ![]() He started looking for ways to extend the technology for publications in Bangla. Although the use of computer technology for publications at that time was limited, he was impressed when he saw an English language weekly using a Macintosh® computer. He quickly realized that technological facilities for Bangla publications were almost non-existent. Jabbar’s intent to publish a weekly Bangla newspaper in 1987. ![]() Jabbar’s “Bijoy” software and keyboard are now the most popular, widely used Bangla typing option in the world. With the advent of personal computers in the 1990s for office and home uses, his invention gradually became popular among the public and private sectors, educational institutes and individual users in Bangladesh and parts of India. Understanding the need for and potential of a feasible Bangla Script Writing Interface, Mustafa Jabbar, a Bangladeshi journalist, took the initiative to develop the software and appropriate Bangla keyboard layout, which virtually changed the printing and publishing industry in Bangladesh.
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