, Nov. 12 -- The government is going to provide grants to 32 research and innovation projects, aiming to boost the country's innovation ecosystem, said officials.

In the first phase, they said these 32 projects- submitted by the researchers and innovators from leading universities and industries- have been selected following a thorough and competitive assessment.

The grants will be distributed through 10 state-of-the-art Research and Innovation Centers (RICs), which have been established at public universities with the financial assistance of the World Bank-funded Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) Project of BCC.

Executive Director of BCC Dr Md Mehedi Hassan underscored the need for maximising resources to achieve meaning...