Dhaka, July 24 -- State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday assured everyone that ICT-based industries in the country will create jobs for two million unemployed youth by the next five years.

"We have set our goal for ICT division...As per our Prime Minister directives, ICT industry will contribute up to five percent of the GDP in 2021. Also we will be able to create employment for two million youth within five years," he said.

He was speaking at a seminar titled 'Digital Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges for Viet Nam and Bangladesh' jointly arranged by Embassy of Vietnam and Better Bangladesh Foundation at Westin Hotel in city.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak mentioned that Bangladesh govern...