Young generation urged to learn computer literature

The state minister for science and information communication technology, Yafez Osman, on Monday called on the young generation to learn computer literature to develop themselves in different fields of knowledge.
Young generation must learn computer literature for their development in different fields of knowledge, the state minister said.
Describing the teaching community as the architect of enlightened human beings, he said this community could play a very important role in providing computer education to the students.
The state minister was addressing a dissemination meeting for heads of educational institutions and assistant programmers and a three-day course on office management for assistant programmers in the auditorium of Bangladesh Computer Council at Agargaon in the city.
The science and ICT secretary, AKM Abdul Awal Majumder, addressed the inaugural function of the dissemination meeting as the special guest while BCC executive director Md Mahfuzur Rahman was in the chair.
The director of the project on computer training implementation programme in 128 education institutions of 64 districts Md Sarwar Mostafa Chowdhury, among others, addressed the function.
Yafez urged all to come forward to implement prime minister Sheikh Hasina�s call for building digital Bangladesh.
Terming computer literature an important tool for building digital Bangladesh by 2021, he said all people would have to be brought under computer education as the digital Bangladesh is for all.
The state minister said, �We are working to introduce Bangla version to mobile phones for ensuring access to information technology by all.�
Remarkable progress has been taken place in information technology across the globe, he said adding, �Now we have to take preparations to join the journey of technological advancement so that our new generation could make themselves an efficient workforce to survive in the world competition.