Career
In November 2023, Taiyeb wrote Bangladeshis Look to the US for Restoration of Democracy for The Diplomat. [7]
Taiyeb has worked in numerous positions and roles. Before starting his work as the special assistant to the Chief Advisor on 5 March 2025, [2] he was in charge of the policy advisor of Co-ordination and Reform of Information and Communication Technology Division. [8] [9] He is an author [10] [11] [12] and columnist [13] [14] [15] and has also been working as lead technology architect at VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands. [5] He has also been active in the blogging community. [16] During his tenure as the Policy Advisor of the ICT Division, several questionable and unnecessary projects have been paused and suspended. [9]
Taiyeb has worked to modify the Cyber Security Ordinance in January and has worked to remove 9 vexatious laws that were used by the previous government to harass and arrest citizens. [17]
Taiyeb defended new satellite internet guidelines on Facebook, asserting that they do not allow government-imposed internet shutdowns following a report by The Daily Star. [18] However, The Daily Star countered his claim, citing legal provisions that enable shutdowns through local internet gateways, sparking public debate over internet freedom in Bangladesh. [18]
Taiyeb has worked later on to ensure no government can shut down the internet legally, as relevant laws are being amended. [19] [20] He has also worked to launch Starlink in Bangladesh and made necessary changes to ensure that the starlink operations will not hamper data sovereignty. [21] He has also worked to reduce the import duty on raw materials for e-bikes, lithium batteries from 80% to 1%. [22]
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