Steps on to build Digital Bangladesh Minister says

Industries Minister Dilip Barua said yesterday the government has stepped up efforts to build an industrialised, digital Bangladesh by 2021 to fulfill its commitment.
"A stable political atmosphere as well as political unity is essential for the industrialisation of the country," the minister said while addressing a workshop on "Role of Information Technology for Expansion of Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh", organised by SME Foundation in Dhaka.
The minister said the financial allocation would be increased in the next budget for the development of the SME sector, expansion of technical education and other training facilities for producing a desired manpower.
Barua said the government has attached priority to the expansion of the SME sector to build a strong economy, which would pave the way for heavy industry in Bangladesh.
Barua said time has come to work together to find out the ways of how Bangladesh can cope with the global economic meltdown by ensuring an optimum use of information technology.
The government is set to make a "time-befitting" industrial policy to face the challenges of globalisation.