Jabbar considered ways to overcome the technological limitations of the Bangla script writing system in these industries. He started a computer business in 1987, but technological limitations were particularly constraining for the printing and publishing industries in Bangladesh and other Bangla-speaking regions. He began his career as a journalist in 1972, while still a student. Jabbar is from a rural village in Bangladesh and would later attend the University of Dhaka, where he majored in Bangla Language & Literature. Jabbar has benefited from intellectual property (IP) protection for his widely-used Bangla script writing interface system. The Bijoy Bangla Software and Keyboard Layout grew popular among users, and Mr. Mustafa Jabbar, a Bangladeshi journalist, developed software and a keyboard layout, which greatly changed the printing and publishing industry in Bangladesh.

Understanding the need for a feasible Bangla input software and script writing interface, Mr. Key success factors: understanding market demandĪlthough Bangla is the seventh most-spoken language in the world, there was no well-functioning, simple and easy-to-use software for typing in this language until the late 1980s.