Dhaka, May 17 -- Posts, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Science Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam on Saturday pledged to ensure transparency and accountability in the country's telecom sector, urging journalists to produce objective, data-driven reports.

"Carry out your work in a way that keeps us on our toes," the minister said while addressing a roundtable discussion titled "Future of the Telecom Sector: What the New Government Thinks," organised by the Telecom and Technology Reporters Network Bangladesh at InterContinental Dhaka.

He said the government is now focusing on 5G technology and is taking artificial intelligence (AI) seriously. Plans are underway to establish centres at the upazila level to train youths in AI and fr...