The Digital Bangladesh Conference, 2009.

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.

President Zillur Rahman leaves Dhaka for OIC Summit.

President Zillur Rahman left Dhaka Friday morning for Istanbul, Turkey, to attend an OIC summit on economic and commercial cooperation.

The president's press secretary Abdul Awal Hawladar told that the president flew out of ZIA, an Emirates flight. He will be reaching Istanbul on Saturday via Dubai where he will have an overnight stop. The Istanbul summit will be held on Nov 9 to mark the 25th anniversary of the OIC standing committee.

In addition to attending the summit, President Zillur Rahman will perform ziarat at the grave of Hazrat Yup Sultan Ansari in Istanbul. He will also visit the famous Topkapi museum.

President is scheduled to return home on the evening of Nov 11.