The Digital Bangladesh Conference, 2009 lunched on Sunday with a call for expansion of Internet technology across the country by President Zillur Rahman . The government will introduce IT in the country's schools, colleges and universities as part of educational curricullum, the president told the conference, organised by the Bangladesh Computer Society.
President said today's modern world has become dependent on IT, which has already brought changes in the society. "The developing countries will have to catch up with others," he added.
Zillur Rahman said for overall development the prime minister has given guidelines for turning the country into "digital Bangladesh" by 2021, when the nation will celebrate its golden jubilee.
