‘Govt committed to reach internet at every door’

Staff Correspondent: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said the government is committed to reach internet at every door.

He said, “All the union parishads (UP) except 772 remote UPs will be brought under optical fiber network in the current year. Besides, an initiative has been taken to provide internet soon in the remote areas through microwave or Bangabandhu-1 Satelite.”

The Minister came up with the disclosure while speaking at a programme at a hotel in the capital on Thursday.

Mustafa Jabbar said, “Bangladesh achieved status of the 57th member of satellite-owning countries exclusive club by launching Bangabandhu-1 in the space. 4-G mobile technology has also been launched.  Among a few countries, we also demonstrated 5-G technology recently.”
 

risingbd/Dhaka/August 09, 2018/Yeamin/A K Azad