EPZ will avail 5G connections in the first phase: Telecom Minister
In the first phase, work is underway to bring all economic zones of the country under the 5G connection, said Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar. Therefore, the Minister directed the concerned institutions of the Telecommunication Department including BTCL to play a stronger role in building the highway of digital technology.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a virtual event organized on Sunday to distribute education grants to the children of BTCL employees from the BTCL Welfare Fund.
Rafiqul Matin, Managing Director of BTCL, spoke about the various initiatives of the organization in the meeting chaired by Md. Afzal Hossain, Secretary, Department of Posts and Telecommunications.
At that time, Shyamsunder Sikder, Chairman, BTRT; Dr. Shahjahan Mahmud, Chairman, Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited along with senior officials of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications and its affiliated departments and agencies were connected online.
Highlighting the need to play a supportive role in creating useful human resources as well as doing humanitarian works, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications opined that want for skilled human resources is a possible future crisis for the telecom sector. Therefore, the objective will not be achieved if new technology cannot be integrated with conventional education.
Education grants were distributed among the children of 172 employees of BTCL Central Office on the occasion.
