10 lakh people working in ICT sector: Palak

A total of 10 lakh people are working in the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak.

He came up with the disclosure in a panel discussion of the World Economic Forum’s Impact Summit in Washington last night (Bangladesh time).

Bangladesh government has a very specific target to create 20 lakh jobs in the sector by the next three years.

“To achieve the target, we are building 28 Hi-Tech Parks in the country where 200 thousand youths can develop their career,” he said during the discussion.

“Internet connectivity is pretty much needed for building Digital Bangladesh. With our different sorts of programmes and projects, we will be able to connect 100 percent people to internet connectivity,” he added.