Staff reporter:

State Minister for Power, Energy and MineralResources Nasrul Hamid today said own communication infrastructure will be set up soon.”If there is an own communication system in the power sector then the bill payment system along with other necessary works will be done quickly,” he said.The state minister said this while addressing an implementation progress meeting of the Power Division Revised Annual Development Programmes (RADP) from July 2023 to June 2024.Expressing satisfaction over 100 percent implementation of the RADP, Nasrul Hamid said it is necessary to implement programmes during the financial year 2024-25 through plan-wise monthly targets. “Cyber security and physical security issues should be taken urgently. It is necessary to follow the decisions, taken in various meetings, to implement…It’s must to complete the preparation of a roadmap for building a smart Bangladesh,” he added. According to the meeting, there was a total allocation of Taka 30063.66 crore for 64 projects of the power division, of which Taka 30609.89 crore was spent for implementation of those projects, which was 101.82 percent in the financial year 2023-24. Power Division Senior Secretary Md Habibur Rahman chaired the meeting while Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) Chairman Munira Sultana, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Chairman Md Mahbubur Rahman, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) Chairman Ajay Kumar Chakraborty, Director General (DG) of Power Cell Mohammad Hossain and heads of different departments/organisations were present, among others.