DHAKA, July 8, 2024 (BSS) - Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today said Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center (BITAC) is playing an important role in industrial development of Bangladesh through trained manpower and employment generation.

“Started with the aim of providing necessary support to the industry, BITAC is currently imparting training in various trades of the industry as per the demand. To meet the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, the organization is being made more contemporary and modern, and its activities are being expanded across the country,” he said.

The minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the 10-storey boys hostel building built under the project titled "Self-employment creation and poverty alleviation (Phase-2) by expanding the activities of the BITAC with emphasis on women in technical training by hand and pen" at BITAC in the city, said a press release.

Senior Secretary of the Industries Ministry Zakia Sultana attended the event as the special guest while Director General of BITAC Parimal Singha presided over it.