Girl who burned her certificates on Facebook gets job in ICT dept

A girl who burned all of her academic certificates on a Facebook Live in frustration at not getting a job on May 23, Mukta Sultana, has been offered a job by State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak.

Noticing the matter through Bianna Television, the minister contacted Mukta Sultana, 27, and requested her to come to his office.

After discussing with her, on Monday the state minister handed over an appointment letter to Mukta on behalf of the prime minister for the post of 'Content Development and Social Communication Officer' in the "Establishment of Secured Email for Government and Digital Literacy Center" project under the Information and Communication Technology Department.

Getting the appointment letter, Mukta said, "I got my job because of the sympathy of State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. I am grateful to him."

Palak said, "We are providing assistance in various ways including training from the ICT department so that the talented youth of the country do not get frustrated and can move forward with confidence. He said no educated youth will be unemployed in Bangladesh if proper education is taken."

"If you can prepare yourself by harnessing the talent of youth and the power of technology, you will not have to go after the job. Rather, it will create employment opportunities," the state minister said.

Ranjit Kumar, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council and Engr. Mohammad Saiful Alam Khan, Project Director of "Establishment of Secured Email for Government and Digital Literacy Center" project, were present on the occasion.