1.10 lakh rural institutions to get broadband by next year
Says Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said 1.10 lakh rural institutions will be brought under broadband connections through optical fiber cables within the next one year.
Of those, 70,000 educational institutions will be given internet connections. At present, 12 crore people in the country remain under broadband internet connections.
Dipu Moni said this while virtually addressing the opening ceremony of a two-day "4th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication and Engineering- 2022" as the chief guest.
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Faculty at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) organised the conference at its auditorium.
Member of University Grants Commission Prof Sazzad Hossain and Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority Bikarna Kumar Ghosh also virtually addressed the conference with ECE Faculty Dean Prof Nazrul Islam Mondal in the chair.