Govt sincere in developing telecom, IT sectors: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the interim government is sincere in developing country's telecommunication and information technology (IT) sectors and it has ensured transparency and accountability in all the activities of these sectors.

The chief adviser made the comments in his message given on the eve of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which is to be celebrated in the country today with the theme "Gender Equality in Digital Transformation", an official release said.

"I am delighted to learn that World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is going to be celebrated on May 17 in Bangladesh like elsewhere in the world," he added.

The chief adviser said, "Equal participation of men and women in all the sectors of digital transformation and utilisation of telecommunication service and IT, is a prerequisite for building a discrimination-free and modern society."

Yunus said the interim government is committed to ensure equal opportunities and rights for men and women in all the segments of digital transformation by upholding the spirit of July mass uprising.