Cyber City to be set up in Chittagong

Chittagong: Posts, Telecommunications and ICT state minister Junaied Ahmed Palak said the government will set up a Cyber City on 98 acres of land at Bakalia in Chittagong and a Hi-Tech Park on 300 acres of land beside Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) very soon.
The minister declared that Digital Computer Labs under the project on ‘Learning-Earning’ would be installed in every high school and colleges in 14 upazilas of Chittagong within next two years so that the students can attain knowledge about the information technology.
Palak made the remark while addressing as chief guest at the inaugural function on a three-day long 5th digital innovation fair in port city styled “Divisional Digital Innovation Fair-2015” held at Chittagong Outer Stadium area on Thursday.
Chittagong district administration organized the fair under the project of Access to Information (A2I) of Prime Minister Office (PMO).
Chittagong deputy commissioner Mezbah Uddin presided over the program while lawmaker Waseka Ayesha Khan and ICT secretary Shyam Sundar Sikdar were among others addressed at the inaugural function.