BD, Russia to work on cyber security

Bangladesh expects further Russian cooperation in the field of information technology and cyber security.

IT experts at a daylong Russia-Bangladesh IT Summit 2018 in the capital on Sunday hoped that Moscow would cooperate with Dhaka in ensuring cyber security, says a statement.

The event was organised in the auditorium of ICT Tower in Dhaka city.

Hosne Ara Begum, managing director of Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority, gave an address of welcome at the programme and highlighted the prospects of investment in the country's fast-growing IT sector.

She said Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority is building 28 hi-tech/software technology parks across the country. Of them, Janata Tower Software Technology Park in Dhaka and Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park in Jashore have already started operations.

"Bangladesh and Russia have both the potential and scope to pair up in order to create skilled workforce in the domestic IT sector," Hosne Ara mentioned.

Post, telecommunications and ICT minister Mostafa Jabbar spoke at the summit as the chief guest. He recalled with gratitude the contribution of the then Soviet Union to Bangladesh's liberation war against Pakistan in 1971.

Citing the historic relations of Bangladesh with Russia, he expressed hope that both the nations will work together to fortify the bilateral ties.

"Mutual relations of trust have been reinforced through Russia's engagement in the Rooppur nuclear power plant," Jabbar stated.

"The government is setting up high-tech and software technology parks as part of its 'Digital Bangladesh' vision. It wants to turn Bangladesh as a hardware and software manufacturing hub. Russian Federation can come up with investment in the projects."

IT experts and professionals from Bangladesh and Russia participated in the event.