NN Online:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for enhanced technological development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), emphasising its role in bridging communication gaps and improving connectivity in the area.
He made this remark while virtually addressing a training programme “Hilly Zilla Parishad Management” at the CHT Complex in Dhaka on Wednesday.
“The hilly areas are inaccessible, hence communication is difficult. That’s why there is a need for technology to expand. This distance can be overcome with technology,” he added.
The chief adviser said the hill districts which are enriched with natural beauty and resources could be the best development zone but it is lagging behind others.
“You (CHT people) were supposed to move forward with their crops, fruits, and traditional products,” he said.
Recalling memories of women footballers who came from the CHT and their struggles in clinching a trophy recently, Dr Yunus said, “Your daughters have won the world in football. The youths should not only be citizens of Bangladesh, they should be citizens of the world. It will not be left behind as a remote area. There will be limitations, but the limits of mind have to be expanded. You have to reach out to people all over the world with your credit.”
He invited youths from the CHT to attend the youth festival scheduled to be held in January next and urged their parents to encourage their children to participate in the festival.
He urged the youth to go forward with education and CHT will not stay behind compared to the big cities.
