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Bangladesh takes up $1 billion project to reach internet to remote parts
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology has taken up a $1 billion project in a bid to take the internet to every citizen’s doorstep.
Published : 17 Jan 2017, 07:35 PM
Updated : 17 Jan 2017, 07:35 PM
The 'Establishing Digital Connectivity' project will be co-funded by the Chinese aid and partly by the government.
Speaking to bdnews24.com, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said the project would clear the way for the formation of a single payment gateway and usher in a host of other facilities that would enable easier digital trade.
The project also seeks to construct multimedia labs, hardware technology development centres, computer training centres, providing biometric devices to register students, setting up internet hotspots at public places frequented by youths and other benefits.
Managing Director of the Department of Information and Communication Technology and Additional Secretary Banamali Bhowmick told bdnews24.com, "The project will be implemented to take connectivity to the remotest areas and bring all government offices under one platform."
He expects work on the project to commence this year and complete in the next three years.
Revealing that discussion with stakeholders and experts was recently done, he said the project would be put up before the ECNEC for approval.
The project will cover 18 fundamental areas like connecting all government institutions with fibre optic cable, Bhowmick said.
Connectivity span of 10 Point of Presence (online transaction centres), and Growth Centres will be expanded. A BTRC Regulatory Lab will also be established.
A state-of-the-art multimedia lab will be established at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Dhaka University, he added.
The project also envisages establishing a nationwide emergency number (999) and 12 IT parks.
Once the ECNEC clears the project, work will begin to provide low-cost internet connectivity to rural Bangladesh.
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