Hi-tech park in Rajshahi

Construction work to begin this year

RAJSHAHI: Necessary process for setting up of a high tech park in the city is progressing fast creating high hopes among all quarters concerned particularly the entrepreneurs and ICT experts, reports BSS.
A 31-acre site has been selected at Bulanpur area under Rajpara Police Station, where an IT village and agriculture biotechnology park namely ‘Varendra Silicon City’ is going to be established.
Deputy Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority Azizul Islam told the local journalists that construction work of the park will start within this year.
World Bank will extend financial support to the infrastructure development works. Boundary wall, street light, water and sewerage lines and a four-storied building on 60,000 square-feet area will be constructed with the support. The rest works will be implemented with the domestic money.
Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin said the necessary land for the silicon city will be handed over to the park authority as early as possible. Already, necessary preparations were finalized to this end.
"We will go one-step forward more in this regard when the park authority will get the possession of a 31-acre land from Water Development Board and Department of Public Works within next couple of months," he added.
People of the city and its adjacent areas will get privileges of using modern technology in different productive fields including agriculture upon successful completion of the initiation works on the vast tract of land. Besides, new more avenues of employment especially for the ICT people will be created in this venture.
As per the government decision, the park has provision for attracting foreign companies to set up operations in the country alongside developing indigenous technological capability for the development of the local industries. 
In true sense, the park intends to create conducive atmosphere for establishing ICT, engineering, electronics, telecommunication, biotechnology and other related knowledge based industry.

Hi-tech park in Rajshahi

Construction work to begin this year

RAJSHAHI: Necessary process for setting up of a high tech park in the city is progressing fast creating high hopes among all quarters concerned particularly the entrepreneurs and ICT experts, reports BSS. A 31-acre site has been selected at Bulanpur area under Rajpara Police Station, where an IT village and agriculture biotechnology park namely Varendra Silicon City is going to be established. Deputy Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority Azizul Islam told the local journalists that construction work of the park will start within this year. World Bank will extend financial support to the infrastructure development works. Boundary wall, street light, water and sewerage lines and a four-storied building on 60,000 square-feet area will be constructed with the support. The rest works will be implemented with the domestic money. Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin said the necessary land for the silicon city will be handed over to the park authority as early as possible. Already, necessary preparations were finalized to this end. We will go one-step forward more in this regard when the park authority will get the possession of a 31-acre land from Water Development Board and Department of Public Works within next couple of months, he added. People of the city and its adjacent areas will get privileges of using modern technology in different productive fields including agriculture upon successful completion of the initiation works on the vast tract of land. Besides, new more avenues of employment especially for the ICT people will be created in this venture. As per the government decision, the park has provision for attracting foreign companies to set up operations in the country alongside developing indigenous technological capability for the development of the local industries. In true sense, the park intends to create conducive atmosphere for establishing ICT, engineering, electronics, telecommunication, biotechnology and other related knowledge based industry.