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20 lakh jobs within 2021: Palak

Hoping to create job opportunities for more than 20 lakh youth within 2021, Zunaid Ahmed Palak state minister for Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology on Monday said more than 9 lakh youth got job opportunities in last seven years.The junior minister came up with these remarks during his speech on budget session at parliament. The minister urged to Finance Minister to keep free IT sector from taxes until 2024.He unveiled that now government has been running four projects, led by Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy, advisor to the Government of Bangladesh on information and communication technology to create skilled manpower.