The liberalization of Bangladesh's telecommunications sector began with small steps in 1989 with the issuance of a license to a private operator for the provision of inter alia cellular mobile services to compete with Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB),the previous monopoly provider of telecommunications services within Bangladesh. Significant changes in the number of fixed and mobile services deployed in Bangladesh occurred in the late 1990s and the number of services in operation has subsequently grown exponentially in the past five years.
Channel One was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel. It applied for a broadcasting license on 5 January 2005,which the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted them on 31 January of that year. It started broadcasting on 24 January 2006 from its studio in Uday Tower,Gulshan,Dhaka. It was owned by One Entertainment Limited,a sister concern of One Group. Channel One was an infotainment channel. It ceased broadcasting on 27 April 2010.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act,2001. The BTRC is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications of Bangladesh. The chairman of the commission has the status of a judge of the Bangladesh High Court. Shyam Sunder Sikder is the chairman of the commission.
Like many developed and developing countries,the Internet in Bangladesh has witnessed significant growth. Although facing many constraints in expanding Internet access and use,development of the Internet and Information Technology are high government priorities. In March,2021 Internet users in Bangladesh increased to 116 million. On 19 February 2018,Bangladesh started the 4G network service.
Bijoy Phone is a Bangladeshi fixed line operator. It is a private public switched telephone network (PSTN) operator in Bangladesh. As of May 2008,total number of subscriber of this operator is 3.948 thousand.
Banglalion Communications Ltd was a privately held Bangladeshi 4G wireless broadband operator. It used WiMAX technology. It had a nationwide license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to provide broadband wireless access services for data,voice and video. Banglalion covered 7 divisional headquarters and 30 major districts of Bangladesh. As of 2022,it does not provide any products.
bdnews24.com is an English and Bengali language news portal of Bangladesh. Since September 1,2023,the website was wiped out due to suspected hijacking,and all the content were inaccessible. It came back online on October 5,2023.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in January 2024 under the auspices of the 2024 Bangladesh Election Commission,the official body responsible for ensuring free and fair elections in the country.
Kazi Habibul Awal is a retired Senior Secretary and the incumbent Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.
Anisur Rahman is a Bangladeshi former civil servant and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.
Md. Alamgir is a Bangladeshi former civil servant and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh. He is a former Senior Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.
Rashida Sultana Emily is a Bangladeshi retired District and Sessions judge and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.
Search Committee,2022 is a committee set up by President Abdul Hamid on 5 February 2022,to select qualified persons for the post of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners of the 13th Bangladesh Election Commission. Obaidul Hassan is the chairman of this committee with 6 members. Although two such committees have been formed in Bangladesh before,this is the first committee formed by law. One week before the formation of this committee,the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act,2022 was passed. The ruling Awami League welcomed this committee. However,15 political parties,including the main opposition party BNP and Islami Andolan Bangladesh,refrain from being involved in all the activities of the committee. President Abdul Hamid formed Habibul Awal commission on 26 February with the recommendations of the committee.
Md Jahurul Haque is a former district and sessions judge who is currently the commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission and former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. He is the former Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge.
Shahjahan Mahmood is a Bangladeshi technocrat and chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited. He is the former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Zia Ahmed psc was a major general of the Bangladesh Army and former chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Sunil Kanti Bose is the former Secretary of the Ministry of Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology and the former chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. During his term as chairman of the regulatory commission he blocked YouTube due to the controversial Innocence of Muslims film.
Manzurul Alam ndc,psc is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and former chairperson of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Habibul Awal Commission is the thirteenth election commission of Bangladesh. President Abdul Hamid formed this commission on February 26 based on the recommendations of the 2022 Search Committee. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal including 5 members of this commission. The Next Bangladeshi general election will be held under this commission. According to the constitution of Bangladesh,the term of this commission is 5 years.
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