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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Independent commission of the Bangladeshi government From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ টেলিযোগাযোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমিশন) 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]
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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]
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Chairmen
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Under Construction in BTRC Building
Under Construction in BTRC Building Southwest side
Under Construction in BTRC Building Southeast side
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References
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