On 02 October 2009, the State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman inaugurated a Community electronic Center (CeC) in Rampal in Bagerhat district. The e-Center has been established under the project Empowering Rural Areas through Community e Center . The project has already established 5 CeCs in 5 upazillas in Brahamanbaraia, Sunamganj, Rangpur, Bagerhat and Kishorganj district. Th
e Project aims to reduce poverty, empower communities, and improve the quality of life by increasing ICT connectivity and accessibility in rural areas in the SASEC countries. said State Minister for Science and ICT. During the inauguration of the CeC in Rampal , the State Minister for Science and ICT also joined in a video conference attended by the MOSICT officials at the Bangladesh Secretariat including Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. The participants of the video conference discussed the role of CeC in realizing the dream for a Digital Bangladesh. The Community e Center will bring benefits of the digital Bangladesh to the doorsteps of rural folks in the country. said the Secretary of the MoSICT during the video conference. The project intends to utilize Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) via CeCs for socio-economic development of the rural communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal under the South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program. said Mr. Nezuddin , Joint Secretary of the MoSICT.
