BSS, Rajshahi :
Necessary process for setting up of a High tech park in the city is now on the final stage that creates high hopes among all quarters concerned particularly the business icons and ICT experts.
A 50-acre site has been finally selected in Bulanpur area under Rajpara police station, where an IT village and agriculture biotechnology park namely “Varendra Silicon City” is going to be established.
Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury, Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi, says site selection works has been completed and works of total land acquisition was also on the final stage. “We can start implementation work on around 12/13 acres of the land within a shortest possible time” he hoped.
People of the city and its adjacent areas will get privileges of using modern technology in different productive fields including agriculture upon successful completion of the initiation works on the vast tract of land.
Besides, new more avenues of employment especially for the ICT people will be created in this venture.
As per the government decision, the park has provision for attracting foreign companies to set up operations in the country alongside developing indigenous technological capability for the development of the local industries.
In true sense, the park intends to create conducive atmosphere for establishing ICT, engineering, electronics, telecommunication, biotechnology and other related knowledge based industry.
Besides, providing necessary administrative support service to the potential entrepreneurs interested in investing at the Hi-Tech Park that will ensure electricity, water, sewerage, gas, telephone, internet and other utility services.
The DC added that the hi-tech park is going to be established with a view to achieving a set of specific mission and vision of establishing a world class business environment for targeted high growth industrial sector and new business.
In addition to develop indigenous technological capability for the development of the local industries the park will help entering into foreign markets by exporting state of the art technology products.
Md Muniruzzaman, President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: “We want to see immediate implementation of the proposed hi-tech park”.
