 Nov 25: Adviser for finance to the Prime Minister Dr Moshiur Rahaman said the government has already decided to set up the second sub-marine cable at the Mongla Port for connecting it to the information superhighway as part of building Digital Bangladesh.
The government also has taken a project involving Taka 850 crore for supplying gas through pipelines to the Khulna region.
An IT village will be established in Khulna and preliminary work for it has already started.
After inaugurating the Khulna Pedia, the adviser said a cross of people including readers, researchers, traders, tourists and all professional bodies would get the opportunity for connecting them with the modern information technology.
Dr Moshiur made said this while inaugurating a day-long Khulna digital festival-2009 as the chief guest at Khulna Government Zila School maidan.
Speaking on the occasion, he also said the people would collect their necessary information relating to geographical, historical, educational, economical and business activities from now on.
The adviser said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a project that would create human resources after getting training through computers at the end of 2001. For this purpose, the Prime Minister has given computers to many schools in the country, he added.
Dr Moshiur said Sheikh Hasina is doing politics for welfare of the people, not for making money. He termed the recent development in the information and communication technology field as one of the major development tools for the nation.
Organised by the Khulna district administration with the technical support from Pranon Private Limited, the Khulna digital festival was presided over by Khulna deputy commissioner N M Ziaul Alam.
Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khalek, Molla Zalal Uddin, MP; Begum Noor Afroz Ali, MP; Khulna district Awami League president Sheikh Harun-ur-Rashid, Khulna divisional commissioner Md Eunusur Rahman, DIG of Khulna range Sheikh Hemayet Uddin, KMP commissioner Md Helal Uddin Badri and Khulna police super Md Samshddin addressed the function as special guests.
President of Khulna Nagarik Forum freedom fighter Sheikh Abdul Quiyum and Khulna Press Club president A K Hiru also spoke.
Prof Dr. Mahbubur Rahman of Khulna University and Prof AKM Azhar of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology presented separate keynote papers.
Earlier, a colourful procession was brought out from Khulna Government Zila School.
Various socio-cultural organisations and general people joined the procession with banners, festoons and replicas of different species of animals of the Sundarbans.
Later, a cultural function and a day-long IT fair were held besides inauguration of automation of traditional Umesh Chandra Public Library in the city.
At least 12 IT stalls were set up by different organisations at the school maidan.
Source: BSS, Dhaka ; |