After Khulna, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak laid the foundation stone of “Barisal IT / Hi-Tech Park” at Kashipur Mouza in Barisal city.
The Hi-Tech Park is being constructed in Barisal with the funding of the Government of India at a cost of Taka 170 crore on an area of about 6 and a half acres under the district level IT / Hi-Tech Park Establishment Project under the Hi-Tech Park Authority of the Department of Information and Communication Technology. The foundation stone was laid on Thursday, 16 June, 2022.
Construction of the park will be completed within the next two years. The opening of the park will create employment opportunities for 1,000 young people to receive training and 3,000 young people every year.
During the exchange of views with the journalists, the ICT Minister said that this high-tech park will turn Barisal region into a technology rich city. The young generation of Barisal will be able to prepare themselves for employment by developing their talents properly and will be able to create employment opportunities for others. The city of Barisal will be developed as a silicon city which will make a significant contribution in building a smart Bangladesh.
Mayor of Barisal City Corporation Serniabat Sadeq Abdullah, Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Dr. Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, concerned officials of ICT department, leaders of different levels of district Awami League were present in the foundation stone laying occasion.
On the occasion, Barisal City Corporation Mayor Sadeq Abdullah said that a long standing demand of the people of Barisal was fulfilled by laying the foundation stone of this high-tech park. He hoped that a generation rich in information technology knowledge would be formed in the area through this Hi-tech Park.
Later they planted saplings of various medicinal and fruit trees in the yard of the park.