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Youths urged to enrich themselves with innovative thinking


By BSS
Published : 08 May 2023 08:49 PM

Youths, particularly the students, should equip and enrich themselves with innovative thinking to take the nation forward through facing all the upcoming challenges.

 Present students will be the driving forces to run the future smart Bangladesh as the present government under the prudent and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to build smart Bangladesh by 2041.

Administrative officials and academics came up with the observation while addressing a seminar titled "Innovations being implemented in Rajshahi division and Role of Civic Services: Future Way Forward" in Rajshahi on Monday.

The Ministry of Public Administration and the Commissioner Office of Rajshahi division jointly organised the seminar at Rajshahi College auditorium on the second and closing day of their divisional level 'Innovation Fair-2023'.

District and upazila level offices and institutions from all eight districts in the division set up 25 stalls showcasing various information and documents related to public service delivery and necessary process of getting those easily after the best uses of information and communication technologies.

Assistant Professors Sadequr Rahman and Asad-Uz-Zaman of Rajshahi College illustrated the aspects of innovations and innovative ideas during their keynote presentations.

Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration Amena Begum and Joint Secretary Rafiqul Karim addressed the seminar as the chief and special guests respectively, while Chairman of Rajshahi Development Authority Dr Ziaul Haque spoke as focal person with Additional Commissioner Dr Moksed Ali in the chair.

Amena Begum told the meeting that a target has been set to build Smart Bangladesh on the basis of four pillars- Smart Citizen, Smart Government, Smart Society and Smart Economy- by 2041.

The government is now setting up 28 IT parks in the country including one in Rajshahi which will create jobs for three lakh youths in phases.

 She said digitization is progressing encouragingly to achieve the esteemed successes of building a digital Bangladesh where people are getting all public services easily at their doorsteps.

 Currently, the government is pledged to build smart Bangladesh and the students to get ready to run the developed Bangladesh competently, she added.