Grameenphone has recently collaborated with the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) to extend 4G connectivity facility to 65 thousand government primary schools.
Md Zakir Hossen MP, State Minister, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, was present at the inaugural event as the Chief Guest. Md. Aminul Islam Khan, Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education was there as Special Guest and Alamgir Mohammed Monsurul Alam, Director General of Directorate of Primary Education chaired the event.
Yasir Azman, CEO, Grameenphone, graced the occasion as the Special Guest with Nasar Yousuf, Chief Business Officer (Acting) of Grameenphone, in attendance. All the additional and joint secretaries of the respective ministry, DGs from other directorates of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, along with other high officials of Grameenphone, were also present.
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has collaborated with Grameenphone for connecting 65,000 government primary schools through 4G data connectivity and Wi-Fi router. Under the partnership, Grameenphone will be providing all the required WTTX routers and 20 GB data connectivity. This will enable children from around the nation to get access to education, unfolding endless possibilities for us as a country.
Md Zakir Hossen said, “The government has been taking multi-faceted steps to bring everyone under digital facilities for realizing the dream of Digital Bangladesh. As part of our continuous efforts, this time, we are deploying connectivity solutions to a total of 65 thousand primary schools.”
“This is indeed just the start of a revolution, and we are thrilled to be a part of this journey. Today’s children will be the leaders of tomorrow and making them future-ready will enable us to achieve our goal of becoming a modernized and poverty free nation.” said Yasir Azman, CEO, Grameenphone.
The main objective of this collaboration is to connect all the 65,000 primary schools with efficient and user-friendly data solutions. With a smart school concept in mind, this collaboration will also focus on smart surveillance and attendance, online school, smartboard facility, and many more, which will all be connected through these Wi-Fi solutions.
