BSS, Rangpur :
The government has taken steps to expand high speed internet connectivity, produce IT-skilled human resources and set up world standard IT-based industries to turn Bangladesh into an IT-based economy in near future. Government officials disclosed the information at concluding ceremony of the daylong ‘Learning and Earning Fair-2017’ held at Public Library ground here on Tuesday afternoon. The ICT Division under its Learning and Earning Development Project organised the fair in cooperation with the local district administration. Hundreds of people, mostly youths thronged the fair, where 40 ICT-based organisations set up stalls showcasing various innovations, outsourcing devises and software to inspire the youths in freelancing for learning and earning activities. Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hasan Ahmed attended the concluding ceremony as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Rahat Anwar in the chair. General Secretary of Rangpur city unit of Awami League Tushar Kanti Mandal was present as special guest. The Deputy Commissioner said that the government was providing world class training to youngsters under Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance Project of the ICT Division to make them IT-skilled professionals. “Bangladesh has enormous young human resources, 65 per cent of total population as demographic dividend and we will move forward through properly utilising them when the present world faces deficit of young workforces,” he said.
The chief guest said that it was challenging but not impossible to earn 5 billion US $ from IT industry as steps were taken to produce more one million international standard IT specialists to raise number of jobs in the sector to two million by 2021.
“Those days are not far away when IT-skilled youths will become international standard professionals to work globally sitting at IT Park to be set up in Rangpur as well as in other IT Parks in the country to build a middle income digital Bangladesh,” he said.
Effective milk value chain to ensure fair price stressed: Experts at a coordination meeting have laid emphasis on developing of an effective milk value chain system and communication among the rural milk producers and buyers to ensure fair price for the products.
They expressed the view at the meeting organised by Dimla upazila unit office of ‘Pollishree’ under its RECALL project for member of the district level stakeholders’ committee at district livestock office in Nilphamari town on Wednesday.
With Nilphamari District Livestock Officer Shahjalal Khondker in the chair, members of the district level stakeholders’ committee on milk production, milk producers of different villages under Dimla upazila of Nilphamari took part in the meeting.
Representative from Nilphamari District Cooperatives Office Hafizul Islam, Dimla Upazila Livestock Officer SM Shafiul Islam, Manager of Milk Vita Dairy Factory at Jaldhaka Zahidul Islam, Principal Officer of Mercantile Bank Limited Sayed Abdullah Al Mahti and ‘Pollishree’ official Shariful Islam addressed the meeting, among others.
The government has taken steps to expand high speed internet connectivity, produce IT-skilled human resources and set up world standard IT-based industries to turn Bangladesh into an IT-based economy in near future. Government officials disclosed the information at concluding ceremony of the daylong ‘Learning and Earning Fair-2017’ held at Public Library ground here on Tuesday afternoon. The ICT Division under its Learning and Earning Development Project organised the fair in cooperation with the local district administration. Hundreds of people, mostly youths thronged the fair, where 40 ICT-based organisations set up stalls showcasing various innovations, outsourcing devises and software to inspire the youths in freelancing for learning and earning activities. Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hasan Ahmed attended the concluding ceremony as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Rahat Anwar in the chair. General Secretary of Rangpur city unit of Awami League Tushar Kanti Mandal was present as special guest. The Deputy Commissioner said that the government was providing world class training to youngsters under Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance Project of the ICT Division to make them IT-skilled professionals. “Bangladesh has enormous young human resources, 65 per cent of total population as demographic dividend and we will move forward through properly utilising them when the present world faces deficit of young workforces,” he said.
The chief guest said that it was challenging but not impossible to earn 5 billion US $ from IT industry as steps were taken to produce more one million international standard IT specialists to raise number of jobs in the sector to two million by 2021.
“Those days are not far away when IT-skilled youths will become international standard professionals to work globally sitting at IT Park to be set up in Rangpur as well as in other IT Parks in the country to build a middle income digital Bangladesh,” he said.
Effective milk value chain to ensure fair price stressed: Experts at a coordination meeting have laid emphasis on developing of an effective milk value chain system and communication among the rural milk producers and buyers to ensure fair price for the products.
They expressed the view at the meeting organised by Dimla upazila unit office of ‘Pollishree’ under its RECALL project for member of the district level stakeholders’ committee at district livestock office in Nilphamari town on Wednesday.
With Nilphamari District Livestock Officer Shahjalal Khondker in the chair, members of the district level stakeholders’ committee on milk production, milk producers of different villages under Dimla upazila of Nilphamari took part in the meeting.
Representative from Nilphamari District Cooperatives Office Hafizul Islam, Dimla Upazila Livestock Officer SM Shafiul Islam, Manager of Milk Vita Dairy Factory at Jaldhaka Zahidul Islam, Principal Officer of Mercantile Bank Limited Sayed Abdullah Al Mahti and ‘Pollishree’ official Shariful Islam addressed the meeting, among others.
