Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) (Template:Langx) is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2001 (Act no. 18 of 2001). The commission is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable) of Bangladesh.[1] The chairman of the commission has the status of a judge of the High Court Division.[2] Since 10 September 2024, Md. Emdad-Ul-Bari has been the chairman of the commission.[3][4]
History
In 1979, the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board was established through the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board Ordinance, 1975.[5] The ordinance was revised in 1995.[5]
The BTRC started operating from 31 January 2002 with a vision of facilitating affordable telecommunication services and increasing the teledensity to at least 10 telephones per 100 inhabitants by 2010.[5] The ordinance was updated with the passage of the Telecommunication Act (Corrected) bill in 2010.[5]
In 2016, the salaries of the commissions and chairman was doubled by the government of Bangladesh.[6]
Censorship
In March 2013, BTRC was criticised by the Human Rights Watch[7] and other groups for banning a number of "atheist blogger" websites.[8] Blogs banned by the BTRC included the award-winning popular blog[9] by Asif Mohiuddin, who had been attacked by a machete wielding group in January.[10]
Mohiuddin was arrested the following month,[11] along with three other bloggers .[12]
Chairmen
| Sl No. | Name | Term Start | Term End | Reference |
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| 1. | Syed Margub Murshed | 31 January 2002 | 30 January 2005 | [13] |
| 2. | Muhammad Omar Farooq | 31 March 2005 | 15 March 2007 | [13] |
| 3. | Major General Manzurul Alam | 22 April 2007 | 10 February 2009 | [13] |
| 4. | Major General Zia Ahmed | 26 February 2009 | 10 September 2012 | [13] |
| 5. | Md. Giashuddin Ahmed | 10 September 2012 | 22 October 2012 | [13] |
| 6. | Sunil Kanti Bose | 23 October 2012 | 23 September 2015 | [14][15] |
| 7. | Shahjahan Mahmood | 24 September 2015 | 1 September 2018 | [15] |
| 8. | Md Jahurul Haque | 31 January 2019 | 4 December 2020 | [16][17] |
| 9. | Shyam Sunder Sikder | 14 December 2020 | 11 December 2023 | [17] |
| 10. | Md Mohiuddin Ahmed | 11 December 2023 | 19 August 2024 | [17] |
| 11. | Major General (Retd.) Md. Emdad-Ul-Bari | 10 September 2024 | [18] |
Gallery
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Under Construction in BTRC Building
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Under Construction in BTRC Building Southwest side
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Under Construction in BTRC Building Southeast side
See also
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References
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