<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar said that the government is working to build a 'Smart Bangladesh' announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Smart Bangladesh will be built on the strong foundation of Digital Bangladesh. Therefore, the smart citizen is very important for that," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The minister said these while addressing as the chief guest a discussion on the fifth industrial revolution and 5G infrastructures: Bangladesh's Preparation' on the second day of the Digital Bangladesh Fair organised by the Posts and Telecommunications Division at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) here, said a press release.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Referring to the new generation of the country as very talented, Jabbar urged them to be efficient in making 5G-based tools.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new generation will build machines or instruments and establish their control over those machines or instruments," the minister said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Secretary General of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) Brigadier General SM Farhad (Retd) conducted the programme while Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University Prof Dr Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam presented keynote paper there, the release added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Additional Secretary of Posts and Telecommunications Division Md Mahbub-ul-Alam and Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Director General Brigadier General Mohammad Moniruzzaman Jewel also spoke on the occasion, among others. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>