Kaliakoir Hi-tech Park to be ready next month

Construction of basic infrastructure for the Hi-tech IT Park at Kaliakoir in Gazipur district will be completed by next month, reports BSS.

A project involving Tk 270 million (27 crore) has been undertaken by the government for this purpose, to be completed by March this year, said State Minister for Science and Information and Communication Technology Architect Yafesh Osman in the House Wednesday.

Replying to a question from treasury bench member Chayan Islam (Sirajganj-6), he said an administrative building, internal roads, sewerage system were constructed in the IT park while gas, power and water supply, telephone and high speed internet facilities are being provided.

"The park will be established on an area of 232 acres while different IT industrial units under the Public- Private Partnership (PPP) will be encouraged in it," he also said.

The state minister also said that the process for formation of a Hi- tech Park Authority is now at the final stage. "The government is also considering an IT village/ Hi-tech park at each divisional headquarters provided this park is proved feasible," he said.

Yafesh Osman said that the government under the 'Computer Training Programme Project in 64 Districts' had already established computer lab in 96 institutions.

Work for establishing such labs in 32 educational institutions were now at the final stage, he said adding that the labs would be operational within the second week of this month.

Replying to a question from Jatiya Party member MA Jabbar, Yafesh Osman said that under this year's special programme the government would give computer to 1,200 educational institutions at the upazila level.