Remotest region to connect with broadband internet by 2025:Palak

Remotest region to connect with broadband internet by 2025:Palak

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said the government will connect the whole country including the remote areas with broadband internet service by 2025.
The state minister said this while unveiling the stone of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubator Center at Ghior area of Manikganj district on Sunday.
The government is prioritizing digital inclusion for reviving the rural economy, he said.
“300 schools of future will be established across the country to make the new generation familiar with frontier technologies like AR, VR , robotics, IOT and block chain technology aiming at enhancing their skills,” said the state minister.
Palak said, during the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine services in the country have increased by over 300 percent.
While 13,000 more community health clinics were established for giving health services from expert doctors through video conferencing, test report sharing online, he said.
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Managing Director Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, Diesel Plant Limited Managing Director Brigadier General Syed Md Rafiqul Islam, Manikganj district AL President Advocate Golam Mahiuddin, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Latif, Police Super Md Golam Azam Khan and Ghior Thana AL President Abdul Awal Mintu were present, among others.
Manikganj-1 lawmaker Naimur Rahman Durjoy chaired it.