Exploring Halal Awareness and Halal Knowledge of the Information and Communications Technologies Industry in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Ariful Islam Assistant Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka. Author
  • Samsul Alam Lecturer, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka. Author
  • Jahangir Alam Lecturer, Department of Management Information Systems, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56567/pmis.v2i1.11

Keywords:

Halal awareness, Halal knowledge, ICT industry, Bangladesh

Abstract

The Halal industry is getting popular in Bangladesh nowadays. Being the second-largest Muslim-majority country, Bangladesh has immense potential to flourish in Halal industries. The Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) industry is thus a large part of the Halal industry’s reach. ICT must support the Halal movement as the main player in every organization. ICT firms must be well-versed in Halal and associated topics in order to do this. In this study, the knowledge and awareness of Halal among Bangladeshi ICT firms were investigated and evaluated. The study used a qualitative methodology and a survey approach. Members of the Bangladesh Organization of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the nation’s trade organization for the software and IT-enabled services sector, comprise the examined companies. A standardized questionnaire was created for data-gathering purposes, and the firms that were surveyed provided information. The study identified 18 factors as the areas of Halal knowledge, 14 factors as sources of Halal knowledge, and 6 factors as the methods of acquiring Halal knowledge. The collected data was compiled in MS Excel and a simple descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Data was presented in pie charts and bar diagrams. The study found that the ICT firms in Bangladesh have little knowledge of Halal and related matters, hence their Halal awareness is not satisfactory. The firms that have experience working with the Halal industry only worked with the financial dimension. It is also found that there is a shortage of experts and content on Halal and related issues. Very few firms have worked with these Halal issues and this is the first study conducted on the ICT industry regarding Halal awareness in Bangladesh. Keywords: Halal awareness, Halal knowledge, ICT industry, Bangladesh

Author Biographies

  • Md Ariful Islam, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka.

    MD ARIFUL ISLAM is serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management Information Systems at the University of Dhaka. He received his BBA & MBA in Management Information Systems, PGD in Computer Science, and MA in Islamic Studies. He is about to complete his MS in Halal Industry Management from INHART, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He is also a Certified Shariah Auditor and Advisor (CSAA). Mr. Arif is serving the business magazine ‘Margin’ as the Editor. His current research interest is in the Halal industry, the Halal digital economy, and Islamic Fintech. He is the founder and director of the Center for Social Reconstruction (CSR), a research-based civil organization committed to exploring and creating knowledge and publicizing them to promote reasoning and justice.

  • Samsul Alam, Lecturer, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka.

    SAMSUL ALAM originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh has more than 6 years of teaching experience in the field of MIS. He completed his MSc. (Master by Research) from the University of Extremadura, Spain in 2016 through a fully funded scholarship awarded by the ERASMUS MUNDUS LEADER project and an MBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Dhaka in 2014. He has several publications in reputed national and international journals, books, conference proceedings, etc. including Scopus and WoS-indexed publishers. He has research interests in the field of Islamic fintech, the halal industry, e-commerce, digital education, IoT, and topics related to information systems.

  • Jahangir Alam, Lecturer, Department of Management Information Systems, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.

    MR. JAHANGIR ALAM is a lecturer at the Department of Management Information Systems (MIS), Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the same department. Previously, he worked as a lecturer at the Department of Business and Technology Management (BTM) in the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), an OIC subsidiary. He also served as a senior lecturer at the School of Business in Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), where he worked as an assistant proctor. Mr. Alam has an impressive academic record, receiving prestigious awards including the President Gold Medal from the University of Dhaka’s Chancellor, the Dean’s Honor Award (BBA), Dean’s Merit List Award (BBA), and Dean’s Honor Award (MBA) for his exceptional academic performance. He achieved first-class first position in both his BBA and MBA degrees. Additionally, he has published articles in renowned national and international peer- reviewed journals. His research interests include MIS, ICT Applications, HRIS, Blockchain, AI, and Supply Chain Information Systems.

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Published

2023-12-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Original Research

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Exploring Halal Awareness and Halal Knowledge of the Information and Communications Technologies Industry in Bangladesh. (2023). PMIS Review, 2(1), p.47-94. https://doi.org/10.56567/pmis.v2i1.11