DHAKA, Oct 28, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received as
souvenir proceedings of 1972 cabinet meetings with Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the chair as the Cabinet division dug
out the documents.
Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam handed over the proceedings to the
premier in three forms – the scanned ones of the main English version, the
translated versions in Bangla and rewritten verbatim copies in English.
An official familiar with the meeting said the government’s top bureaucrat
handed over Sheikh Hasina the documents at the outset of the cabinet meeting
today at her Tejgaon office.
Bangabandhu had presided over the cabinet meetings as the Prime Minister
of the post independence government.
The cabinet secretary today handed over as well a copy of the check-list
of all important programmes and activities of the Cabinet Division to the
premier.
State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak and Senior Secretary of
the ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) NM Ziaul Alam,
meanwhile, handed her over a copy of the strategy paper formulated by the
Division.
The ICT Division framed the strategy paper in light of its action plan
adopted to ensure use of information and communication technology in all
sectors.
The action plan and its subsequent strategy paper were formulated as per
Awami League’s election manifesto to turn Bangladesh into a digital nation.
The state minister and the senior secretary also presented her an ICT
Division publication titled “10 Years of Advancement of Digital Bangladesh
under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina”.
Ministers, state ministers and secretaries concerned were present at the
meeting.