DHAKA, Sept 11, 2022 (BSS) - State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed 
Palak today called for the establishment of the offshore campus of the 
Russian Technological University in Bangladesh with the aim of developing 
skills of IT sector.

The state minister Palak made the call while holding a meeting with Russian 
Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy at the ICT Tower 
in city's Agargaon area, said a press release here.

During the time, they also discussed various issues related to the mutual 
interests of the two countries.

Palak also made several proposals including Bangladesh and Russia joint 
venture Entrepreneurship Development Sustainable Startup Exchange Program, 
organizing Bangladesh-Russia Investment Summit, participation of Russian IT 
companies in Digital World Summit in December and establishment of Agency for 
Knowledge on Aeronautical and Space Horizon, to the Russian envoy. 

The Russian ambassador assured full cooperation in these matters and also 
expressed hope that relations with Bangladesh in various fields including ICT 
will be strengthened in the near future.