Specialised labs to be set up at DU: ICT state minister

State minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. UNB File Photo
State minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. UNB File Photo

State minister for ICT affairs Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said specialised laboratories will be set up at Dhaka University (DU) to research new technology and face the fourth industrial revolution, reports UNB.

He said this at a discussion at Curzon Hall of the Dhaka University on the occasion of the month of mourning. Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) organised the programme, a press release said.

Besides, Sheikh Russel Digital Lab will also be set up at four residential halls of Curzon Hall area. The students of the university will be able to contribute in building a Digital Bangladesh, as envisioned by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Palak said.

‘Digital Bangladesh’ was one of the key electoral pledges of the incumbent government.