Internet is the ultimate highway of civilization. No digital or smart Bangladesh will develop without this highway. No matter what you dream, it will remain elusive. Which will survive between the voice calls and internet – will be determined in the future. We are moving to a data driven civilization. Therefore, it will not be possible to build a data civilization if we cannot build a data highway. The wider, smoother and more accessible the highways of ISPAB, the more the Smart Bangladesh will expand.
Post and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar praised that the commercial organizations of this sector including ISPAB have played an extraordinary role in the development of information technology in Bangladesh and said that NTTN, IIG and Submarine Cable have played a unique role in the implementation of ‘One Country One Rate’ policy. I heartily congratulate ISPAB for implementing this at the field level. I think other commercial organizations in the country will follow ISPAB and build a trust to serve the people.
In response to various demands of the leaders, the minister advised the ISPAB leaders to calculate whether the license is necessary based on the population or not. He said, no license can be allowed to run without limits. We have not met your reasonable demands in the last 5 years. It is our moral responsibility to comply with all your demands to protect the interests of the people in the future. We will not implement any decision without your concern.
Highlighting the issue of security and cultural protection of the country regarding the ‘Cache-server’, Mustafa Jabbar said, “We cannot make Bangladesh an open society like America. I think every social media in the world will give us their services according to the safety of our people. They will work shoulder to shoulder with us. But the things which are harmful to the state will not be allowed to continue.
The minister expressed his opinion while speaking as the chief guest after the inauguration of the ISPAB NIX service at ‘Meet the Horizon’ event held at a five-star hotel in the capital on Sunday night.
President of Internet Service Providers of Bangladesh (ISPAB) Imdadul Haque presided over the event while the BTRC Chairman Shyam Sundar Sikdar, Vice Chairman of ISPAB Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, IBPC Coordinator of the Ministry of Commerce Md. Abdur Rahim Khan and ISPAB General Secretary Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan spoke among others.
