Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Minister for Science and Technology Faqir Mahbub Anam has called for greater coordination among government institutions to make digital transformation more effective and improve public service delivery.
He made the remarks as the chief guest at a seminar titled 'E-ffective e-Governance: Accelerating e-Government and Digital Public Services in Bangladesh' held at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka, according to a press release.
Digitalisation has been a central theme of Bangladesh's national branding for well over one and a half decades. There has been unreserved national consensus across all political hues on digital transformation. The general expectation therefore is for the optimum utilisation of technology and a steady rise in internet penetration. However, the country's march towards digitisation remains uneven, with one section equipped and another left behind.
The latest survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) lays bare this imbalance. It shows that 43.6 per cent of people in rural areas use the internet, compared to 75.7 per cent in urban areas, highlighting persistent inequality in access to digital services. Overall, 53.4 per cent of the population is connected to the internet, meaning nearly half of the population is excluded from the digital sphere.
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Speakers at a programme stressed that broadband connectivity has become an essential service underpinning education, healthcare, e-governance and commerce, as Bangladesh accelerates its transition towards a "Smart Bangladesh".
Addressing the closing ceremony of Broadband Expo 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Posts, Telecommunications and ICT and Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam on Wednesday night said broadband is now "the main driving force" of the country's digital transformation.
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Dhaka, being the heart of Bangladesh, has been burdened by population density over the years. Dhaka holds all the centres of Bangladesh, including administration, education, economy, healthcare, and many more. Along with population density, Dhaka has also been facing traffic jams, housing problems, and the most serious problem, which is environmental pollution. So the first question that arises here is, can Dhaka be decentralized? Can Dhaka be free of all this chaos? Or can we build a new urban economy outside of Dhaka? To be honest, the answer is absolutely positive. Yes, we can decentralize Dhaka and free our capital from the burden of the abovementioned pressures. It is extremely necessary for the development of our country.
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With the theme "Science and technology, prosperity through innovation", a grand inauguration was held in Dohar Upazila of Dhaka.
Dohar UNO and Municipal Administrator Md. Maidul Islam inaugurated the fair at Begum Ayesha Girls'High School and College grounds on Wednesday morning.
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