ICT Division to empower July victims with digital training: Taiyeb
Taiyeb said, “Today is a day of sadness for us. It is a day to realise how respectfully we have been fulfilling the responsibilities given to us by the young people. In many cases, we have not been successful in the tasks we started over the past year and we need to plan how we can be successful in the future.”
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb said the ICT Division will support the July victims by providing digital training to help them become self-employed.
He made the announcement today (16 July) while addressing a seminar titled "Youth Power: Language Movement 1952 to Quota Reform Movement 2024", organised by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division at the ICT Tower in the capital.
The programme was arranged marking "July Shaheed Day and July Mass Uprising Day".
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Taiyeb noted that there are many software parks in the country but they do not have any arrangements for training or skill development. "We are working on launching skill development programmes there," he said.
He further mentioned that they have launched a platform, "Citizen Services", through which people will get hassle-free services in Bangladesh's digital transformation.
Addressing the programme, Taiyeb said, "Today is a day of sadness for us. It is a day to realise how respectfully we have been fulfilling the responsibilities given to us by the young people. In many cases, we have not been successful in the tasks we started over the past year and we need to plan how we can be successful in the future."
Voicing discomfort over his performance, he said, "Every day when I return home, I feel that there is much work left to be done. I cannot stand in front of the students, I feel ashamed."
Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique, a July warrior and student representative, said the July movement was initiated to change the fascist system, urging the interim government to organise elections after ensuring justice and proper reforms.
Ahsan Yasir Sharar, a student from United International University, said, "We still do not see any action against the murderers. The police are still not functional. Although private universities played a pioneering role in the movement, a 10 percent tax has been imposed on them...it should be revoked."
A one-minute silence was observed to commemorate the July martyrs before the beginning of the event followed by the inauguration of the "July Corner" on the ground floor of the ICT tower.
