Today, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the ICT Department has launched a gaming platform ‘Hasina and Friends’ to commemorate the birthday of the Honorable Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina. It is her 76th birthday. Through this game, website users will learn about the environment, health, education and connectivity through interactive games and fun lessons. The platform is developed by multi-disciplinary outsourcing firm Golden Harvest Infotech Limited.
The platform has 32 interactive stories and 12 games. There are biographies of Sheikh Hasina and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and information on each of the eight divisions of Bangladesh.
The website is specially designed for children in three age groups (6-9 years, 9-12 years and 12-16 years). There are four categories. Each section has a special story. Each story revolves around the game.
ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that as part of the auspicious birthday celebration of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the game “Hasina and Friends” made for children and teenagers will be inaugurated at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on September 28 at 10:30 am. The inauguration ceremony will be telecast live on my official Facebook page, Duranta Television, ICT Division, Dhaka Live and TikTok along with YouTube.”
Md Anwar Hossain, Director of Skill Development Project for Mobile Games and Applications, ICT Division, said that in the story, the Prime Minister will be in the role of teaching children about the environment, history and culture of the country. Besides, the stories will teach children about the values they need to develop to be a good person and a good citizen. It has messages of social justice, gender equality, education, innovation, humanity, perseverance, humility, confidence, resilience, respect, curiosity, service and optimism.