Bangabandhu satellite soon

[Zahir_ETE]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that works for launching ‘Bangabandhu-1’ – the first satellite of the country – had progressed ‘a lot’. She added that her government was prioritising the IT and telecommunication sectors.

“Our government aims to introduce latest technology for the new generation,” she said.

Hasina highlighted the importance of information technology in alleviating poverty and gender discrimination, establishing good governance, fair distribution of resources and fundamental services of the state. She said her government aimed to take IT to the remotest corners of the country.

She was speaking at a function on the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Association Day.