3,500 post offices to be made digital centres: PM
BSS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has already established 5,275 digital centres all over the country and all post offices would be gradually turned into digital centres, of which 3,500 post offices have already been transformed into digital centres, reports BSS.
The prime minister said this while inaugurating the 3G network of Grameenphone in remote Dahagram and Angorpota of Lalmonirhat district through a video conference from her Ganabhaban residence in the capital.
The premier laid importance on improving the quality of internet services as it is now extensively used in everyday life of the people. Purchasing capacity of the people has gone up and their living standards have also improved. So, the people now want to lead a better life, employing the facilities of information and communication technology (ICT), she said.
The government also wants to fulfill the public expectations, Sheikh Hasina added.
Every upazila health centre is now connected with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) so that the patients can consult with specialized doctors online, she said.
The prime minister said mobile phone is being used for providing medicare, sending money, getting agricultural information apart from giving useful information to the people, particularly rural women.
Highlighting her governments constant stride for development of Dahagram and Angorpota, the premier said in the eighties it was very difficult to communicate with area. Though it was a part of Bangladeshs mainland, earlier Tin-Bigha corridor, a landlocked area, was kept open for only one hour a day, she said.
