LORD and Cooprratlvci Minister Abdus Salam Taluk der Friday said that the lmpn> vement of the country's socio economic condition depended on the development of tec hno fogy and Its proper application reports BSS

He said the Engineers could play a vital role in thli field.

The minister was speakln| as the chief guest at the inau guration of a two-day training workshop organised by the Institute of Diploma Engineer* (IDE) Bangladesh. The inaugu ral function was held at the Technical Teachers Training College auditorium

Deputy Leader of the Opposition In Jatlya Sangsad Abdus Samad Azad and President and General Secretary of IDE Shafluddln Sarkar and M A Hamid also spoke on the occasion.

Salam Talukdcr called upon the engineers to help Implc ment the development pro grammes of the government through proper application of their valuable technical and technological knowledge. Participation of engineers In building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh was very lin-porlanl and also unavoidable, the minister observed