Bangladesh_Telecommunication_Regulatory_Commission

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

Independent commission of the Bangladeshi government

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ টেলিযোগাযোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমিশন) is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001 (Act # 18 of 2001). The BTRC is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable) of Bangladesh. The chairman of the commission has the status of a judge of the Bangladesh High Court.[1] Md Mohiuddin Ahmed is the chairman of the commission.[2]

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History

In 1979, the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board was created through the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board ordinance.[3] The ordinance was revised in 1995.[3]

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.[3] The ordinance was updated with the passage of Telecommunication Act (Corrected) bill in 2010.[3]

In 2016, the salaries of the commissions and chairman was doubled by the government of Bangladesh.[4]

Censorship

In March 2013, BTRC was criticised by the Human Rights Watch[5] and other groups for banning a number of "atheist blogger" websites.[6] Blogs banned by the BTRC included the award-winning popular blog[7] by Asif Mohiuddin, who had been attacked by a machete wielding group in January.[8]

Mohiuddin was arrested the following month,[9] along with three other bloggers .[10]

Chairmen

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  • Under Construction in BTRC Building
  • Under Construction in BTRC Building Southwest side
  • Under Construction in BTRC Building Southeast side

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "BTRC chairman to enjoy status of HC judge". UNB. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Comissioners". Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Vision & History". Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ahmed, Shamim. "Salaries 'to double' for BTRC chief, commissioners". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Bangladesh: Crackdown on Bloggers, Editors Escalates". Human Rights Watch. 15 April 2013.
  6. [6]
    Arafatul Islam (25 March 2013). "Bangladesh gags award-winning blogger". Deutsche-Welle.
  7. [7]
    Asif Mohiuddin. "God, Almighty only in name but impotent in reality (transl)". somewhereinblog.net. present blog page reads: "blog has been withdrawn or cancelled for violating terms and conditions" (transl.)
  8. [8]
    "4 held over attempt to kill blogger". The Daily Star. 2 April 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Blogger Asif Mohiuddin arrested over "blasphemous" blog posts". Reporters Without Borders. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. quote: "We call for Mohiuddin’s immediate and unconditional release," Reporters Without Borders said.
  10. [10]
    Emran Hossain (4 March 2013). "Bangladesh Arrests 'Atheist Bloggers,' Cracking Down on Critics". The Huffington Post.
  11. [11]
    "Previous Comissioners". Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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    "Sunil Kanti Bose is new BTRC Chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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    "MNP will solve call drops menace, says outgoing BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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    "BTRC gets new chairman". The Daily Star. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Shyam Sunder Sikder made BTRC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.


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