On 4th April, 2017, IEEE Bangladesh Section , IEEE SIGHT Group FLASH and Dept. of EEE jointly organized a professional talk on “Smart City – A Citizen Perspective“.The event was inaugurated by an opening speech by Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Professor , Dept. of
EEE , BUET and Coordinator , SIGHT FLASH-Bangladesh Section . This was then followed by the keynote session, led by Mr. Bhudeb Chakravarti, Senior Member, IEEE, Honorary President, Centre for Development of Excellence and Chair, SIGHT, IEEE Hyderabad Section, India.
Mr. Chakravarti is pioneer in designing development plan for smart city initiatives in India. 
Every city worldwide is trying to become smart and intelligent. Though the term ‘Smart City’ is being used as use of modern technology to provide luxury and comfort to the citizen as promoted by the Tech Vendors, actually it is the evolution of a city to provide a safe, efficient and interactive environment to all of its citizens. He is recognized as a leader in the development and implementation of e-Governance projects and has a decade of experience in conceptualization and design of e-Governance initiatives for various government departments.He briefly described various aspects of smart city that focuses on citizen perspective.
The discussion was followed by very informative and interactive question and answers sessions. Concluding the event, On behalf of IEEE Bangladesh Section Dr. Celia Shahnaz -Vice Chair (Activity) and Md Zakaria Haider – Humanitarian Activities Coordinator presented the keynote speaker with tokens of appreciation and thanked the speakers, guests and participants for their active participation.