26 foreign envoys urged to help promote 'Digital World 2016'

Bangladesh has called on foreign envoys to help ensure participation of ministers concerned and renowned IT firms of their respective countries in the upcoming "Digital World-2016".

The request was made on Monday at a function styled "Ambassadors Night" held at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka where ambassadors and high commissioners of 26 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Russia, were present.

"The three-day Digital World-2016", the biggest ever ICT exposition, would begin in the capital on October 20 with the participation of high-profile tech personalities from home and abroad and different  IT-related institutions of the government.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council S M Ashraful Islam, US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, British envoy Alison Blake, Canadian High Commissioner Benoit-Pierre Laramee, Japanese envoy Masato Watanabe and Russian Ambassador Alexander I Ignatov spoke on the occasion.