Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has urged all to remain vigilant against the conspiracies by the extremists and peddlers of religion geared towards destroying cultural ethos of the country."Be enlightened in the ideals of sacrifice to build together safe and prosperous Bangladesh for the future generations," he said while greeting people of the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Only then, Joy added, the joy of Eid will fill the heart of every Bengali."Wishing a happy Eid to all of you," he said, mentioning that "May the essence of peace and love preached by Islam be conveyed to every citizen of the country." Read: Celebrate Eid adhering to Covid-safety protocols: President HamidJoy while sharing the Eid greetings through his verified Facebook account said, "May peace and equality be at the core of the festival of harmony following thirty days of fasting during the Ramadan."With all his earnestness, Joy said, "I do request all of you - be peaceful, prudent and rational."

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the 102nd birthday of his grandfather - Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - evokes his dream about Bangladesh, its people. "Let it resonate in every heart and get us closer to the realization of Vision 2041," Joy said in a Facebook post from his verified page on Thursday wishing Bangabandhu on his birthday. Read: Birth Anniversary: President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu The only occasion when his grandmother objected was when his grandfather allowed him a puff on his lighted pipe, Joy recalled. "While my grandma turned furious, my grandfather let out his trademark uproarious laughter as I coughed my little lungs out.” “That is one of my few childhood memories with my grandfather that never faded all these decades," he said. But, the curtain on that togetherness came down on August 15, 1975, Joy said, adding that since then, life has been one of ceaseless struggle to survival for each surviving member of his family. Read: Remembering Bangabandhu on his 102nd birth anniversary "The steely resolve of my grandfather to build Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal) was passed down to my mother," Joy said.

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Friday shared a video detailing BNP-Jamaat's "anti-Bangladesh activities" with the help of lobbyists in the United States.  "The BNP-Jamaat alliance had appointed eight firms to lobby with the United States against providing aid and development assistance to Bangladesh," he wrote while sharing the video from his verified Facebook page.  Read: Pakistani rulers attempted to kill Bangabandhu in prison: Joy Joy mentioned that the BNP-Jamaat did the same thing before, as Begum Zia wrote an article in Washington Times in 2013 seeking US intervention on Bangladesh and hindering GSP facilities for RMG products.  "From 2015 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wrote a series of letters to US policy makers and politicians to stop different development facilities provided by the USA to Bangladesh," Joy said. To know more, Joy encouraged all to watch the video titled "BNP's Lobbying in US: A glimpse of anti- Bangladesh activities with hired lobby shops" and sought comments on that.

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Bangladesh is in the process of launching 5G or fifth generation cellular networks by the end of the current year. “We’re targeting to launch 5G….we’re planning to pilot it by the end of this year,” he said while speaking at a virtual business roundtable in New York. Up to 100 times faster than 4G, 5G is creating never-before-seen opportunities for people and businesses.  On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council hosted the virtual business roundtable with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and over 30 senior executives from the US and the Bangladesh business community.  Joy said together with 4G and 5G they are trying to solve the problem and increase the bandwidth at the last mile as there is plenty of capacity and fibers (optical fiber) within the country. “Bangladesh actually doesn't have a shortage of capacity and bandwidth.” Read: Bangladesh perfect example of innovation-driven development: Sajeeb Wazed He said people (users in the last mile) are not connected with the internet through fixed or land lines rather they use mobile internet. “So, the challenges we face is spectrum incapacity. Because of our population density, we need a lot of spectrum and just shared additional spectrum in auction, and we’re in the process of freeing more spectrum for the mobile operators.” Mentioning that they have launched 4G a few years ago, he said they are hoping that the additional spectrum will allow the mobile phone operators to take 4G to the rural areas (last mile). US-Bangladesh Business President and Senior Vice President for the US Chamber of Commerce President Nisha Biswal said the US-Bangladesh strategic relationship is a priority for both countries and the growing trade and investment flows have created an opportunity to deepen the economic partnership between the two countries.  “We know there’s much more that can be done to improve the ease of investing and the ease of doing business but we are bullish on Bangladesh and believe the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council can help advance economic opportunities that benefit the Bangladeshi people and the American people,” she said. The Council and their Board reflect a diversity of industries and businesses ranging from energy and finance to digital economy and healthcare and the retail and RMG sectors, Biswal said. “We see growth across all segments of the economy as we create a stronger commercial and trade dialogue with the government,” she added. Read: Sajeeb Wazed appears online to encourage youth initiatives The roundtable — which coincides with Bangladesh’s 50th anniversary of independence and the inaugural engagement with Prime Minister Hasina of the recently launched Council – also featured the launch of the U.S.-Bangladesh Energy Taskforce, co-chaired by Excelerate Energy and General Electric (GE), which will provide recommendations to both governments on the role the private sector can play to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation and development.  The virtual roundtable –  supported by Chevron, Excelerate Energy, General Electric, MetLife and Visa – convened high-level Bangladesh government officials as well as major US and Bangladeshi companies across sectors like energy, financial services, manufacturing, food and beverage, aerospace and defense, agriculture, healthcare, water, and supply chain as well as major Bangladeshi business associations.