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by providing them with greater access to information technology.
Yeafesh Osman, state minister for science, information and
communication technology, inaugurated the campaign yesterday. The
campaign will help students of 120 schools and colleges from 40
major district towns create their email accounts. The campaign is
likely to start from Sunday with two cyber buses from two different
directions -- one from Dinajpur and the other from Cox's Bazar.
"Nokia wholeheartedly support the government' s vision of ICT
development and we are committed to partnering with the government
for rapid growth and expansion of ICT and Internet in Bangladesh,"
said Prem Chand, general manager of Nokia Emerging Asia. In the major
district towns, the world's largest handset company is planning to
organise seminars and local advocacy meetings to create awareness of
ICT among the local people.
