Project for expanding ultramodern telecom facilities in rural areas
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
The government has taken a Tk 4.17 billion (417 crore) project to set up digital exchanges for expanding ultramodern telecommunications facilities in rural areas, including internet broadband up to the upazila level, reports UNB.
Under the project taken by Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), digital telephone exchanges will be set up in 220 places, including 178 upazilas and 42 growth centres.
This was disclosed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post and Telecommunications Ministry at the Sangsad Bhaban in the city Tuesday.
The meeting was informed that a project, 'Internet Information Network Expansion', involving Tk 2.99 billion has been taken as part of the programme to build 'Digital Bangladesh'. Once implemented, it would be possible to bring the country's people under modern digital network.
The meeting was also told that initiative has been taken for implementing two separate projects involving Tk 3.77 billion.
Chaired by committee chairman Hasanul Haque Inu, the meeting discussed different matters of BTCL and reviewed the progress of the activities of the subcommittee formed for looking into irregularities and mismanagement of the ministry and organisations under it in the last seven years.
Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, Abdul Quddus, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Moazzem Hossain Ratan, Solaiman Haque Joarder, Abdul Wadud, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Golam Mostafa attended the meeting.
Under the project taken by Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), digital telephone exchanges will be set up in 220 places, including 178 upazilas and 42 growth centres.
This was disclosed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post and Telecommunications Ministry at the Sangsad Bhaban in the city Tuesday.
The meeting was informed that a project, 'Internet Information Network Expansion', involving Tk 2.99 billion has been taken as part of the programme to build 'Digital Bangladesh'. Once implemented, it would be possible to bring the country's people under modern digital network.
The meeting was also told that initiative has been taken for implementing two separate projects involving Tk 3.77 billion.
Chaired by committee chairman Hasanul Haque Inu, the meeting discussed different matters of BTCL and reviewed the progress of the activities of the subcommittee formed for looking into irregularities and mismanagement of the ministry and organisations under it in the last seven years.
Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, Abdul Quddus, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Moazzem Hossain Ratan, Solaiman Haque Joarder, Abdul Wadud, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Golam Mostafa attended the meeting.