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DO you know that the government has started operating a national help desk with a toll-free number 999? Anyone can avail of any kind of support now nationwide for 24 hours a day and 7 days of the week without any cost.
Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhit and ICT Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the service in Digital World 2016, the biggest ICT Expo of Bangladesh. Under the service, if you want the help of Fire Service, Police or an ambulance, just dial 999 anytime of the day, tell the operator in details and you will get your service in the quickest possible time. The project is running on trial basis and the ICT division plans to make it fully operational after 6 months.
The police, fire service and civil defence department and Plus One, a private firm, are working together on the project. State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim stated that the government has a plan to gradually bring all the emergency services under this simple three-digit short code.
But you must be careful while making calls. All the calls will be recorded and landline users will not be able to make calls. If your call is found fake, your number will be blocked and you will not be able to call when you are actually in danger.
Tareq Mahmud Redoy
East West University (BBA)
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