BD launches world\\\'s largest public portal

Bangladesh formally launched on Monday the world's largest public web portal opening up a unique window for building a hunger and poverty-free developed and prosperous country, report agencies.
The web portal containing 25,043 websites of government organisations started its formal journey on the occasion of the International Public Service Day on the day.
Prime Minister's Adviser on ICT Sajib Wazed Joy formally inaugurated the web portal named "The National Web Portal," at a function at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
He opened the web portal by talking with the Comilla district administration through videoconferencing and pressing the button of a laptop. Joy talked with Deputy Commissioner of Comilla Hasanuzzaman Kollol through videoconferencing.
State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, PM's Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of the PMO Md Abul Kalam Azad also spoke at the function. Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan presided.
The world's biggest web portal in Bangla was developed under the auspices and supervision of the Access to Information (a2i) Programme under the PMO and with the technical assistance of the UNDP and USAID.
Through this, Bangladesh has set up a unique example of connecting 25,043 websites of government organisations to a same stint. These include 4,550 websites of unions, 14,640 websites of upazila, 4,032 websites of districts, 455 of divisions, 64 of district councils, 488 of upzila parishads, 55 of ministries and divisions, 345 of directorates and 414 of city corporations and pourashavas.
Speaking on the occasion, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, recalling the founding anniversary of Awami League (AL) on June 23 in 1949, said digital revolution has been possible in the country only because of AL. "Had Awami League not born on this day, this digital services or digital revolution could not happen in Bangladesh."