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Govt to set up atelecom univ

October 08, 2011 00:00:00


Post and Telecommunic-ations Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju said the government has a plan to set up a telecom university in the country as a part of its goal to build a digitalised society. "We've a plan to set up a telecom university in future," he said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a representatives' conference of diploma engineers in the city Friday. Raju said that the telecommunications ministry would soon start selling locally produced laptop at Tk 10,000. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the launch of this cheap laptop on October 11, he added. - BSS BNP to webcast Sylhet march Opposition BNP has made arrangements to broadcast live its planned road march to Sylhet and street rallies during the programme on website. Party's assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Johnny told reporters Friday that a research-based organisation, Centre for National Internet, had been given the responsibility of broadcasting the programme and it had already started work. The website address is www.bnplive.com. "This will enable all Bengali-speaking people around the world to watch the road march programme of the opposition leader on internet," Johnny added. - bdnews24.com

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