DHAKA, May 6, 2020 (BSS) - State Minister for Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Thursday visited Nokia Bell Labs, a
industrial research arm of world-renowned mobile phone company Nokia, located
in Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA.

During the time, he visited various branches of the labs and exchanged views
with its superiors, said a press release here today.

The authorities of the Nokia briefed the state minister about the lab's
research activities through a Power Point presentation.

On the occasion, Palak also discussed various areas of mutual cooperation
with Bangladesh and the strategic sales and solutions of the company.

He also briefed them on the various activities undertaken in tackling the
Fourth Industrial Revolution and the overall progress of ICT sector in
Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and under the
supervision of ICT Advisor and Architect of Digital Bangladesh Sajeeb Wazed
Joy.

Mentionable, Nokia, once the world leader of mobile phones, is returning to
the digital infrastructure industry now. They have recently started
assembling their latest phone line in Bangladesh in partnership with Vibrant
at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakair.

Nokia Bell Labs is the worldwide headquarters for Nokia phone research and
hosts the first end-to-end 5G and 6G labs.

Daniel Jaager, head of Marketing at Nokia's South East Asia Unit, Mike
Allison, vice-president of North America's Strategic Sales and Solutions
Division, Dr. Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, additional secretary of ICT Division, and
Policy Advisor of A2i (Access to Information) Anir Chowdhury were present,
among others, during the visit.