Internet Week inaugurated in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI : A digital fair and Upazila internet week began in Rajshahi city yesterday with the vision of increasing enrolment in internet as well as promoting Internet based commodities and services across the district, reports BSS.
The theme of the Internet week 2015 is: ‘The password of development is in our hand’. The fair is being held on Moni Bazar premises in the city.
ICT Division under the ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Communication Technology and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) are jointly organising internet literacy carnival.
Welcoming the audience in the inaugural session, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak gave guidelines to the upazila representatives to make the Digital Fair as well as Internet Week successful.
They said the digital fair will inspire the people to change their lifestyle and economic progress of the country. They also urged the participants’ especially young generation to make them dedicated works force for building a digital Bangladesh.
Terming the internet week as a milestone for the country which is being organised simultaneously at 487 upazilas across the country, Palak said: “The maiden Internet Week will get light in participation of mass people. ICT Division and BASIS are always ready to stretch hands to success the internet carnival.” To promote the use of ICT-based digital services, he said, the present government has begun its journey to establish digital Bangladesh by implementing vision-2021 and it is now a reality. He said over 5 crore people are now using the internet against 20 lakh in 2009, while 2,250 unions would come under fibre optic cable as the work in this regard is progressing under a digital connectivity project. The state minister mentioned that 3G network has been introduced in the country, while 4G network would also be launched to further strengthen networks and meet the demand of the internet and mobile users before 2017.
State Minister Shariar Alam urged all to stay alert so that the information communication technology and internet cannot be used in terrorist and militant acts.

Internet Week inaugurated in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI : A digital fair and Upazila internet week began in Rajshahi city yesterday with the vision of increasing enrolment in internet as well as promoting Internet based commodities and services across the district, reports BSS. The theme of the Internet week 2015 is: The password of development is in our hand. The fair is being held on Moni Bazar premises in the city. ICT Division under the ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Communication Technology and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) are jointly organising internet literacy carnival. Welcoming the audience in the inaugural session, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak gave guidelines to the upazila representatives to make the Digital Fair as well as Internet Week successful. They said the digital fair will inspire the people to change their lifestyle and economic progress of the country. They also urged the participants especially young generation to make them dedicated works force for building a digital Bangladesh. Terming the internet week as a milestone for the country which is being organised simultaneously at 487 upazilas across the country, Palak said: The maiden Internet Week will get light in participation of mass people. ICT Division and BASIS are always ready to stretch hands to success the internet carnival. To promote the use of ICT-based digital services, he said, the present government has begun its journey to establish digital Bangladesh by implementing vision-2021 and it is now a reality. He said over 5 crore people are now using the internet against 20 lakh in 2009, while 2,250 unions would come under fibre optic cable as the work in this regard is progressing under a digital connectivity project. The state minister mentioned that 3G network has been introduced in the country, while 4G network would also be launched to further strengthen networks and meet the demand of the internet and mobile users before 2017. State Minister Shariar Alam urged all to stay alert so that the information communication technology and internet cannot be used in terrorist and militant acts.