Kagoj.ai and July Bangla Font Launched to Advance Digital Language Infrastructure
The ICT Division officially launches Kagoj.ai and the July Bangla font to bridge the gap in digital language infrastructure and institutional documentation.
Dhaka, 15 December — Kagoj.ai, an artificial intelligence–based platform for the Bangla language, along with a new Bangla font titled July, has been formally launched under an initiative of the ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh. Both services have been developed as part of the Enhancement of the Bangla Language in ICT Through Research and Development (EBLICT) project, implemented by the Bangladesh Computer Council.
The formal inauguration ceremony was held on 15 December at the Ruposhi Bangla Grand Ballroom of Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka. Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, attended the programme as the chief guest, while Sheesh Haider Chowdhury, NDC, Secretary of the ICT Division, presided over the event. Mahbub Karim, Project Director of the EBLICT Project, delivered the welcome address.
"Kagoj.ai addresses the challenge of inaccessible digital knowledge through Bangla OCR technology, substantially reducing the time and labour required to convert printed documents into editable and searchable digital text."
— Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser
He further explained that Kagoj.ai integrates speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies to support efficient writing, documentation, and content creation in Bangla. Referring to long-standing limitations in Bangla digital typography, he said the newly introduced July font has been designed to ensure compatible Bangla and English character heights, improved line spacing, and enhanced readability for official and institutional use.
Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb also mentioned that 18 mobile phone manufacturers with production facilities in Bangladesh are expected to integrate the Kagoj.ai ecosystem into their devices within the next six months to one year. He added that the project has already collected more than 10,000 minutes of spoken data from nearly 40 indigenous languages spoken across the country, with further plans to preserve similar datasets for additional languages, including Chakma.
The platform introduces open application programming interfaces (APIs) to encourage wider adoption and innovation, alongside security-checking mechanisms intended to support organisations with limited cybersecurity capacity.
Sheesh Haider Chowdhury emphasized that the initiative would play an important role in preserving Bangladesh’s linguistic diversity and expanding the presence of Bangla across digital platforms. He described Kagoj.ai and the July font as key components of the country’s evolving public digital language infrastructure.
Other speakers at the event included Dr Mohammad Azam, Director General of Bangla Academy, and Zahirul Islam, Additional Secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division.
Officials stated that Kagoj.ai represents the first comprehensive AI platform for Bangla, supporting writing assistance, official documentation, language processing, and content creation. The July font has been developed to address long-standing challenges in computer-based Bangla writing, particularly in formal and institutional contexts.
Both Kagoj.ai and the July Bangla font were developed under the EBLICT project, reinforcing Bangladesh’s commitment to advancing Bangla language technology through research, public infrastructure development, and open innovation.