Sunil Kanti Bose

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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. [1] [2] During his term as chairman of the regulatory commission he blocked YouTube due to the controversial Innocence of Muslims film. [3] [4]

Career

Bose joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1979. [5]

Bose previously served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. [5] He is the former chairperson of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. [5] He served as the director of the Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre. [5]

Bose was appointed chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on 23 October 2012. [5] He was appointed chairperson of the commission of a three-year term. [5] Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddque replaced Bose as Secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. [5] He briefly banned YouTube in 2012 to prevent people watching the Innocence of Muslims movie and removed the ban in 2013. [6] [7] The film portrayed Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, in a negative light. [8] He established one megabyte per second as the standard broadband speed in Bangladesh. [9] He called on the government to resolve licensing disputes with Grameenphone. [10]

In 2015, Bose initiated reregistration of sim cards where information was missing from registration. [11] He called on the government of Bangladesh to increase cyber security of the country. [12] He signed an agreement for the procurement of Bangabandhu-1 satellite. [13]

Bose was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood as chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in September 2015. [14]

In 2018, Bose pledged support for Awami League, along with 307 former bureaucrats, before the 11th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mahindra Comviva's Mobility Connect Forum ends in the city". Dhaka Times 24. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after anti-Islam film". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after blasphemous film". The Express Tribune. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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  7. ↑ "Ban on YouTube goes". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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  10. ↑ "BTRC chairman urges end to GP licence issue". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  11. ↑ "SIM re-registration only for fake and faulty ones: BTRC". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  12. ↑ "Strengthen cyber security measures". The Daily Star. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  13. ↑ "BTRC Inked Deal for 'Bangabandhu' Satellite". www.albd.org. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  14. ↑ "MNP will solve call drops menace, says outgoing BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  15. ↑ "307 retired senior govt officials express solidarity with AL". RTV. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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