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‘IT sector is contributing most to make Bangladesh smart: Nawfel

4th Chittagong IT Fair kicks off


Published : 21 Jan 2023 08:21 PM
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The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Society of Chittagong IT Professionals (SCITP) jointly organized the three-day 4th Chittagong IT Fair.

Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel inaugurated the 4th Chittagong IT Fair as the Chief Guest  while Chamber President Mahbubul Alam presided over the event.  

Chamber Senior Vice President Tarafdar Md Ruhul Amin and Society of IT Professionals President Abdullah Farid and Unique Business Systems Limited General Manager Md Zakir Hossain spoke.

Chamber Director Md Ahid Siraj Chowdhury (Swapan), Zahirul Islam Chowdhury (Alamgir), Md Iftekhar Faisal, Mohammad Adnanul Islam, Tanveer Mostafa Chowdhury, former director Mahfuzul Haque Shah and Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury.

 37 participating organizations, business leaders from various sectors and invited guests were present at the fair.

  Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel said that digital Bangladesh has been implemented as a result of digitalization and modern technology of the government.  The aim of the current government is to make it a smart Bangladesh.  IT sector has contributed the most for this.  Business sector needs to be brought under automation.  

For this reason, workers should be made efficient through agreements with various higher education institutions of Chittagong.

 Chamber president Mahbubul Alam said that the ICT sector is playing a major role in the national economy, which is a major example of e-commerce companies.  In order to turn the implemented digital Bangladesh into a smart Bangladesh, smart human resources must be developed. 

For this, it is necessary to develop human resources based on knowledge and intelligence along with the IT sector.

 Chamber Senior Vice President Tarafdar Md. Ruhul Amin said, Chittagong Chamber has organized the Chittagong IT Fair in continuation of last few years for the expansion of IT sector which is one of the future foreign exchange earnings of the country.