Introduced | 20 May 1999 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited |
Sponsor | Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Bangladesh |
Intended use | Entities connected with Bangladesh |
Actual use | Used in Bangladesh |
Registered domains | 31,042 (5 October 2022) [1] |
Registration restrictions | Some subdomains (.gov.bd and .mil.bd) are restricted; others are open, but some generic names are barred from registration |
Structure | [name].[generic domain].bd |
Documents | Agreement |
Dispute policies | Existence of a dispute is mentioned in agreement, but no details can be found |
DNSSEC | No |
Registry website | bdia domainreg |
Introduced | 2011 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited |
Sponsor | Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology |
Intended use | Entities connected with Bangladesh |
Registered domains | 610 (5 October 2021) [1] |
Structure | [name].বাংলা |
DNS name | xn--54b7fta0cc |
Registry website | bdia |
.bd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Registrations are at the third level beneath several second-level labels, paralleling the oldest gTLDs; registration is open except in the gov and mil subdomains, which are limited to authorized entities in the Bangladesh government. Though online registration available, currently BTCL only allowing Second-level domain registration of .bd domain for only Bangladeshi citizens. [2] [3] Means, It only allows the structure of websites like - example.com.bd, example2.com.bd. example3.com.bd; but not like - example.bd, example2.bd, example3.bd. [4]
.বাংলা ("Bangla") is a second country code top-level domain that was granted to Bangladesh in 2011. [5] This domain is meant for web addresses in the Bengali language.
Though .bd domain was introduced on 20 May 1999, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) started registering for generals in 2003. [1] Similarly, .বাংলা domain was introduced in 2011, the BTCL started the process of assigning domain names for websites on 1 January 2017. [6]
Domain Extension | Areas | Registration qualifications. |
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.com.bd | Commercial | Intended for Commercial entities and purposes. |
.co.bd | Commercial | Commercial and General. |
.org.bd | Organization | Intended for Not-for-profit entities. |
.info.bd | Information | Intended for personal names, only individuals can register. |
.net.bd | Network | Restricted to Bangladeshi Internet Service Provider's infrastructure. |
.edu.bd | Educational institution | Restricted to Bangladeshi Educational institute, college and universities. |
.ac.bd | Academic institution | Restricted to Bangladeshi Academic institute, schools and coaching center. |
.mil.bd | Military | Military and Military organizations only. |
.gov.bd | Government | Restricted to Government. |
.tv.bd | Broadcasting | Organizations or individuals. |
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