About PGD-in-ICT
The Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has initiated a program to develop man power in the filed of Information and Communication Technology in Bangladesh. As a part of the program Bangladesh Agricultural University has implementing a post-graduate diploma course on ICT as per their designed curricula and syllabus. The programme continued for a three years period from July 2005 to June 2008. A six members committee, headed by Prof. Dr. R. I. Sarker has been formed to implement the project. It may be mentioned here that a very similar project has been completed in BUET, Dhaka University, Rajshahi University, Khulna University and Shajalal Science and & Technology University in the recent past with financial support of the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Government of Bangladesh. After successful completion of the course in three batches in three years, the Bangladesh Agricultural University has decided to continue the PGD-in-ICT course using it own resources with some minor adjustment in its management programme. The honorable Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University is the Chief Patron of this project.