Computer Training Begins For Kathalia Students

A three-day computer training program has been inaugurated in Kathalia, Jhalokati, to equip secondary school students with information technology skills. This training program is being conducted across five hundred twenty selected secondary schools in one hundred four upazilas under the project 'Modernization of Urban and Rural Life in Bangladesh through Information Technology' implemented by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.

On Saturday, July 18, at 9:00 AM, the program was inaugurated at the computer lab of Morichbunia Secondary School. Morichbunia Secondary School Headmaster Liaquat Ali Jamaddar was present as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. He urged the students to make the best use of this opportunity.

Speakers stated that the current era is the era of information technology. To build a Smart Bangladesh, it is essential for students to become skilled in IT alongside formal education. Through this training, students can acquire practical knowledge about computer basics, internet usage, and digital security, which will help them become skilled citizens in the future. Authorities informed that thirty students from classes six to ten in each school will receive fifteen hours of training, and each will be provided an allowance of six hundred fifty taka through the mobile financial service Nagad. Gradually, a total of one hundred fifty students from five secondary schools, including Kathalia Government Pilot Secondary School, Chechri Rampur Girls' Secondary School, Boltala Secondary School, and KBK Secondary School, will receive this training.
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