UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh on Monday formally launched the ‘National Web Portal’ opening up a new horizon and a unique window for ensuring transparency and accountability in government activities, and building a developed, prosperous country free from hunger and poverty.
The public portal containing 25,043 websites of various government organizations in various tiers having over 2 million contents started its formal journey marking the
International Public Service Day. Internationally reputed information technology expert and Prime Minister’s Advisor on ICT Sajeeb Wazed Joy formally inaugurated ‘The National Web Portal’ at a function at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
He opened the web portal by talking with the Comilla district administration through videoconferencing and pressing the button of a laptop. Joy talked with Deputy Commissioner of Comilla Hasanuzzaman Kollol through videoconferencing.
State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, PM’s Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office Md Abul Kalam Azad also spoke at the function. Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan presided.
The world’s biggest web portal in Bangla was developed under the auspices and supervision of the Access to Information (a2i) Programme under the Prime Minister’s Office and with the technical assistance of the UNDP and USAID.
Through this, Bangladesh has set up a unique example of connecting 25,043 websites of government organizations to a same stint. These include 4,550 websites of unions, 14,640 websites of upazila, 4,032 websites of districts, 455 of divisions, 64 of district councils, 488 of upzila parishads, 55 of ministries and divisions, 345 of directorates and 414 of city corporations and pourashavas.
Speaking on the occasion, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, recalling the founding anniversary of Awami League on June 23 in 1949, said digital revolution has been possible in the country only because of Awami League.
Bangladesh on Monday formally launched the ‘National Web Portal’ opening up a new horizon and a unique window for ensuring transparency and accountability in government activities, and building a developed, prosperous country free from hunger and poverty.
The public portal containing 25,043 websites of various government organizations in various tiers having over 2 million contents started its formal journey marking the
International Public Service Day. Internationally reputed information technology expert and Prime Minister’s Advisor on ICT Sajeeb Wazed Joy formally inaugurated ‘The National Web Portal’ at a function at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
He opened the web portal by talking with the Comilla district administration through videoconferencing and pressing the button of a laptop. Joy talked with Deputy Commissioner of Comilla Hasanuzzaman Kollol through videoconferencing.
State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, PM’s Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office Md Abul Kalam Azad also spoke at the function. Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan presided.
The world’s biggest web portal in Bangla was developed under the auspices and supervision of the Access to Information (a2i) Programme under the Prime Minister’s Office and with the technical assistance of the UNDP and USAID.
Through this, Bangladesh has set up a unique example of connecting 25,043 websites of government organizations to a same stint. These include 4,550 websites of unions, 14,640 websites of upazila, 4,032 websites of districts, 455 of divisions, 64 of district councils, 488 of upzila parishads, 55 of ministries and divisions, 345 of directorates and 414 of city corporations and pourashavas.
Speaking on the occasion, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, recalling the founding anniversary of Awami League on June 23 in 1949, said digital revolution has been possible in the country only because of Awami League.
