Parliamentary committee recommends nationwide science fairs to promote innovation
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology today recommended organising science fairs at school and college levels on a grand scale to inspire innovation among future generations.
The recommendation came at the first meeting of the committee, held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with its Chairman whip Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu, MP, in the chair.
The committee also recommended that the ministry take effective measures to promote new inventions and export them abroad to earn foreign currency, said a press release of parliament secretariat.
At the meeting, the overall activities of the departments and agencies under the Ministry of Science and Technology were presented through a PowerPoint presentation.
The meeting began with recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by an introduction session involving committee members and officials from the ministry, its divisions and subordinate offices.
In his welcome address, the chairman paid deep tribute to Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, the proclaimer of independence, former Prime Minister and BNPChairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the martyrs of the Liberation War and those killed during the historic July mass uprising of 2024.
Committee members Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam, lawmakers A Z M Rezwanul Haque, Md Anwar-ul-Islam, Mohammed Fahim Chowdhury,
K M Babor, Sunsila Jabrin, Salah Uddin, Mardia Mumtaz and Md Abdul Gafur attended the meeting.
The secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology and senior officials from the ministry, its divisions and agencies, as well as relevant senior officials of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat, were also present.
