Digital centres open for former enclave people

The Access to Information Programme launched four digital sub-centres in the former enclaves, allowing residents to enjoy digital services for the first time.

The people of the area can register and get birth certificates digitally, make phone calls, browse internet and take own photographs at the centres.

The newly established centres are located at Dashiarchhara in Kurigram, Garati in Panchagarh, Rahmanganj in Nilphamari and Baskata in Lalmonirhat.

“Those were the four biggest enclaves in four districts that we received from India,” said Naimuzzaman Mukta, people's perspective specialist of a2i programme.

Kabir Bin Anwar, project director of a2i programme, opened the centres in the last three days.

The solar energy-run centres will benefit around 20,000 Bangladeshis who have never received any government service, he said.

Access to Information, a USAID- and UNDP-funded government programme that works for digital innovations, will also establish multimedia classrooms, according to Mukta.

State-owned telecom firm Bangladesh Telecommuni-cations Company Ltd ordered its divisional engineers this month to set up necessary infrastructure to offer telecom services in the former enclaves.