Posts, Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mustafa Jabbar said more than three lakh youths both boys and girls will get jobs within next couple of years in 28 hi-tech parks now being constructed outside of Dhaka. He also said around 14,000 youths will get jobs in ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park, Rajshahi’ Project that will play a vital role in boosting the current economy of the region by creating new technology-based employment. The Hi-tech Park is being built on 31 acres of land in Bulanpur area in Rajshahi city with an estimated cost of Taka 231 crore to make Rajshahi as the city of technology. Its implementation works are expected to complete by December, 2021. The minister revealed this while visiting the project site in Rajshahi on Saturday. Reports BSS. Mustafa Jabbar said the Bangabandhu Hi-tech Park intends to create atmosphere for establishing industries on ICT, engineering, electronics, telecommunication and biotechnology. Besides, more avenues of employment for the ICT people will be created in this venture. He said the park will play a key role in building Digital Bangladesh, accelerating the national economic development by expanding hi-tech industries, establishing hardware and IT industries and creating a helpful condition to attract foreign companies. Foreign companies, he said, would be allowed to provide technological support for developing local industries. During the visit the ICT minister directed the implementing officials concerned to quick and proper completion of the construction works as per the design. ICT Secretary Ziaul Alam, Commissioner of Rajshahi division Nur-Ur-Rahman and Deputy Commissioner Abdul Kader were present on the occasion. AH

Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said, if the initiatives of setting up 12 hi-tech parks are implemented than 20 lakh people can be employed there. He said this at a seminar titled ‘Inspire the entrepreneurs to invest in Sylhet hi-tech park’ organized at Sylhet Chamber of Commerce conference hall on Sunday. Mustafa Jabbar said, if the hi-tech parks are implemented than huge change will come to the lifestyles of local people. After watching the infrastructural development centering the hi-tech parks it is easily estimated that the planning of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is time worthy and based on modern technology. Assuring the local entrepreneurs he said, government is ready for all out cooperation to invest in hi-tech parks. Nobody has to suffer by investing in this sector. The Minister said, digital Bangladesh is no more dream, it is reality. Bangladesh is exemplary in information technology sector for any country at present. What was unimaginable once a time, now we have achieved that through relentless work and timely decision by the Prime Minister. Chairman of parliamentary standing committee on information technology affairs and Member of Parliament of Sylhet-4 constituency Imran Ahmed, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Md. Nojibur Rahman, Consultant of Sylhet hi-tech park Architect Iqbal Habib and newly elected Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury were present in the seminar. Bangladesh hi-tech park authority and Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industries jointly organized the seminar. AH