Over 0.3m youths to get jobs in 28 hi-tech parks, says Jabbar

Posts, Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said more than 0.3 million (three lakh) youths will get jobs within the next couple of years in 28 hi-tech parks now being constructed outside of Dhaka.
He said, once completed, the 28 hi-tech parks will open employment opportunities for both boys and girls in the country, reports BSS.
Jabbar also said around 14,000 youths will get jobs in 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park, Rajshahi' Project that will play a vital role in boosting the current economy of the region by creating new technology-based
employment.
He revealed this while visiting the project site in Rajshahi city on Saturday.
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park is being built on 31 acres of land in Bulanpur area in the north-western city with an estimated cost of Tk 2,310 million (Taka 231 crore) to make Rajshahi a city of technology.
The implementation works of Rajshahi Bangabandhu hi-tech park are expected to be completed by December, 2021.
The ICT minister said the Bangabandhu Hi-tech Park intends to create atmosphere for establishing industries on ICT, engineering, electronics, telecommunication and biotechnology.
Besides, more avenues of employment for the ICT people will be created in this venture, he said.
The park will play a key role in building digital Bangladesh, accelerating the national economic development by expanding hi-tech industries, establishing hardware and IT industries and creating a helpful
condition to attract foreign companies, he said.
Foreign companies, he said, would be allowed to provide technological support for developing local industries.
During the visit, the minister directed the implementing officials concerned to complete the construction works quickly and properly as par the design.