Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb today inaugurated Upazila Service and ICT Training Centers established in 100  upazilas across the country. Photo: Ministry

DHAKA, Jan 26, 2026 (BSS) - Chief Adviser's Special Assistant for Posts, 
Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb 
today inaugurated Upazila Service and ICT Training Centers established in 100 
upazilas across the country under the Establishing Digital Connectivity (EDC) 
Project.

The inauguration ceremony was held at the conference room of the ICT Division 
with its Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury in the chair.

Speaking at the event, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb said to build a Digital Bangladesh, 
it is essential to go beyond capital-centric initiatives and expand ICT 
services and skills at the upazila and grassroots levels.

He said centers in 100 upazilas have already been completed and work on 
another 179 centers will be finished within the next six months.

To enable upazila-level ICT officers to work effectively, office space, 
training centers, and co-working spaces have been ensured, he added.

Through these centers, ICT skills of students and freelancers will be 
developed, government officials and employees will receive cyber security 
training, and ICT support will be provided to educational institutions, said 
Taiyeb.

The special assistant said that the centers will remain active year-round 
through IDEA, Startup Bangladesh, and other training programmes; therefore, 
along with infrastructure development, proper use and maintenance must be 
ensured.

The ICT Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury said out of 400 upazilas, 
303 centers have become operational, of which 100 were rolled out today. 
Through these centers, local people-- especially youth-- will be able to 
access a wide range of modern, technology-based services, he continued.

Shish Haider said each center will have a modern digital lab, well-equipped 
training rooms, a startup zone, and a plug-and-play zone. The startup zone 
will provide high-speed internet and necessary digital devices, enabling at 
least 20 entrepreneurs or freelancers to work together at a time, he added.

"As a result, youths at the upazila level will receive training as well as 
working-space facilities, which will play an important role in creating new 
entrepreneurs and freelancers," he said, adding more than 50,000 people will 
be able to receive digital services annually from each plug-and-play zone. 

He said this initiative will play a significant role in the country's digital 
transformation and in building "Smart Bangladesh".

Chief Engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department Md Belal 
Hossain, Director General (DG) of the Department of ICT Md Abu Sayed and 
Additional Secretary of the ICT Division Md Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan were 
present, among others.