'Green office' planned in ICT ministry

A parliamentary body yesterday said an office building would be constructed under Science and ICT ministry using 'green technology' which would emit zero carbon.
The parliamentary standing committee on Science and Information and Communication Technology ministry is taking the initiative in line with the prime minister's direction to cope with the climate change threat and to draw attention of international community.
Chaired by Dabirul Islam, chairman of the standing committee, it also recommended that the government construct other offices and residential houses environmentally friendly using 'green technology.'
The Science & ICT ministry officials informed the committee that it would provide laptop to all 345 lawmakers within two months and also another computer to each MP's office to digitalise and make easy their communication.
"We asked the ministry concerned to take a pilot project to build its office building using green technology as part of the initiative," Zunaid Ahmed Palak, a member of the committee, told The Daily Star after the meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Elaborating on the green technology, Palak, also a ruling Awami League lawmaker, said building of offices and residences using green technology would not release any carbon to environment.
Besides, all wastes of houses and offices will be recycled and to produce energy, said Palak.
"Several other lawmakers and I shared our experience of recent visit to the southern state of Karnataka and West Bengal of India where we saw offices and houses were built using green technology," said the AL lawmaker.
“An Indian delegation of West Bengal Electronics City will visit Bangladesh in the next month to discuss different technological issues including building of zero carbon emitting buildings," he added saying "India's one of the largest software exporter Infosys, also expressed their willingness to assist".