Date 23 August 2022
Subject: Uses of computer in Bangladesh 
Post: 5

Introduction: Computer in the most splendid contribution of science. It’s in a grand achievement of the modern technology. It works on the basis of the commands given by the operator. It can solve many complex problems within a short time.

Contribution of computer to agriculture sector: Bangladesh is a middle earning country. During the recent years, computer has been contributing a lot to our agricultural. Many hi breed crops are being invented using the computer in Bangladesh Agricultural University.

The use of information technology in agriculture is the main topic of today's discussion. Agriculture needs to be pushed forward through information technology. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the country. About 23 percent of GDP comes from agriculture. In this case information technology should be made more dynamic. 16 crore people in the country. Out of this 11 crore people use mobile. Business through mobile phone has become popular in modern world. Thailand's GDP increased through the combined use of call centers, mobile apps and web pages. The World Bank researched 120 countries around the world. They found that if mobile usage increases by 10 percent in a country, economic growth increases by 1 percent. The use of information technology in agriculture can bring enormous benefits. Now everyone needs to be made aware of this. It is possible to change the quality of life of farmers through the proper use of financial services, agricultural information and agricultural markets through mobile. Voda phone company conducted a study on 26 countries of the world. They said, in 2020, the income in agriculture will increase by 138 billion dollars. Voda said in another study, if all concerned including government, NGOs, mobile companies work together, there will be massive development in agriculture.

We work for all types of farmers in Bangladesh. I want to improve their socio-economic condition. For this, our 12,000 field workers and 3,000 cadre officers are working to provide various services including information technology to farmers. We have a network to reach farmers. Agriculture officials went door to door and advised them. Gathered at a particular place and advised the farmers. Farmers are made aware through banner-festoons. Agricultural Fair is held. In this way I am working for the farmers. 28 projects are now running in the Department of Agricultural Extension. Through this we are giving different types of training to the farmers. We have 22 thousand clubs for Integrated Crop and Disease Management (IPM & ICM). All agricultural related training is imparted through it. From this training, farmers get training on good seed collection, moderate fertilizer use, reduction of drug use and safe food. There are 750 community information groups under the National Agrotechnology Scheme. Each group has 20 members. A total of 15 thousand trained members are working. Farmers get solutions to various problems from them. If any problem is not known to them, there is a system to solve the problem with the help of senior officer. We have 750 farmer advisory centers under one project. These centers have various facilities including computers. There are agriculture officers and livestock officers. They are advising the farmers.

Use of information technology in the field

This is the age of information technology. Fax, e-mail, Internet, mobile phone and others mass media belong to information technology. All these are now computer based.

In Bangladesh, computer has added a New dimernsion in medical seience. Now computers are being used in diagnosing complicated diseases. We cannot think of a modern laboratory without a series of computer. Nowadays trains and planes are run by computer oriented device. Sea vessels also frequently used computer for navigational trains and support and for having weather updates. Besides,qualities of all kinds of transport product cannot be ensured without the help of computers.With the addition of information technology, the biggest advantage in this medical field has been in data collection. Billions of people are getting sick all over the world and all their information is being stored online by internet and servers.As a result, health workers can easily store patient information for life.The biggest contribution of this technology is that the possibility of wrong treatment of patients is also reduced due to this online data service. And, the protection of patients' personal information has also increased to a great extent in this technological service.

Contribution to the publishing world of Bangladesh:

In the publication sector of Bangladesh, the traditional trpe and block system have been replaced with computer compose. Now, all kinds of books, newspaper, journals, etc, are being composed using computer. In fact, compute has brought about a revolutionary advancement in our publication sector. In the recent years the publishing of the results of different public examination has been computerised. As a result, it has been possible for the authority concerned to publish accurate exam results in the shorest possible time.