The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) organized a seminar on "ICT and National Development: A Research Agenda"on June 9, 2004. Dr. Maung K. Sein Department of Information Systems, Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway was the keynote speaker. Dr. Sein presented a framework, which conceptualizes the ICT artifact in its many facets, perceptions and in its manifold impact on societies. Professor J R Choudhury, VC BU, CSE Chairperson CSE, faculty members and students of the Department attended the Program.