RAJSHAHI, April 27, 2019 (BSS) – State Minister for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak urged youths to become
digital entrepreneurs for contributing to government’s efforts to make
digital Bangladesh for reaching information and communication technology
services to the people’s doorsteps.
“The present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina is extending ICT services to the villages and the digital
entrepreneurs have a vital role for reaching those to the grassroots people,”
he said while addressing the closing ceremony of a daylong entrepreneur
conference here yesterday as the chief guest.
Divisional Commissioner’s office and A2I Project of Prime Minister’s
office jointly organised the conference titled “Youths Power is Prosperity of
Bangladesh” at Rajshahi Medical College auditorium in the city.
Over 1,200 entrepreneurs from union, pourasava and city digital centers in
all eight districts under Rajshahi division attended the conference.
Chaired by Rajshahi divisional commissioner Nur-Ur-Rahman, the function
was addressed, among others, by ICT secretary Ziaul Alam, A2I project
director Mustafizur Rahman, additional divisional commissioner Zakir Hossain
and deputy commissioner SM Abdul Kader.
State Minister said the digital centre entrepreneurs should take the
responsibility of transforming the villages into towns through providing the
ICT services to the grassroots people as the government intends to turn
villages into towns.
He urged the entrepreneurs to put in their level best efforts to make the
centres more effective and dynamic so that they can earn more through
providing services to the grassroots people.
In his remarks, ICT secretary Ziaul Alam said the grassroots people are
getting their necessary information from the digital centres as those are
also contributing a lot towards supplementing the government efforts of
building ‘Digital Bangladesh’.