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Sheikh Hasina said her government after assuming office in 1996 had taken
steps to provide modern education on computer technology to the people. Now
about nine crore people use internet while 13 crore mobile SIMs are being
used in the country.
She said information technology is being used for ‘learning and earning’
and many unemployed rural youths have found their employment opportunities in
the IT sector. Government services were made available for people from 5,275
digital centres across the country.
She urged everybody to help continue the ongoing development of the country
and execution of the more plans of the government in the socioeconomic areas
for further advancement of the nation.
The prime minister said taking office after 21 years of brutal killing of
Bangabandhu, her government had taken initiatives to attain food autarky as
the prime and foremost task. The Awami League government had also attached
utmost importance to education on science and technology, she added.
Awami league government after coming to office in 1996, has upgraded the
analogue system of telecommunication to digital, she said, adding that
television, radio and other modes of communication system were opened to
private sector aimed at developing of the sectors as well as creating job
opportunities.
Sheikh Hasina said a peace treaty was signed to bring normalcy in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) while mobile network was expanded to ensure its
socioeconomic development.
The prime minister congratulated the concerned engineers and officials who
worked for successful launching of the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 in the space
and inaugurating satellite ground stations at Gazipur and Betubunya.
Sheikh Hasina said she has no personal ambition or choice except building
Bangladesh as a peaceful and prosperous country as dreamt by Father of the
Nation. Launching of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is one step forward to achieve
the goal, she added.
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