DHAKA, Feb 26, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Information and
Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak today said technologies are being
developed so that robots can speak in Bangla.
“Necessary software is being developed to establish Bengali as the
language of the United Nations ….We are developing the technology so that
robots can speak Bangla under Bengali language enrichment project,” he said.
He was speaking as the chief guest while experimentally launching ICT
department’s website “Bangla.govbot bd”, said a press release.
“This is 100 percent government funded project and local resources are
being used here, he said.
“Through this program, collaboration between academia and ICT industry is
taking place and all the Bengali speaking people of the world will directly
get benefit from it and the members of minority ethnic groups and people with
hearing and visual impairments will also get the advantage.”
“Bangla.gov.bd” is a technology platform for language technology and
artificial intelligence.