// SHAMSUL BASUNIA //
Has been given the job of
Launching Bangladesh's
First satellite as part
of the government's
Efforts to narrow
The digital divide
And create new
Opportunities.
approved Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission's proposal
for awarding a work order to
the company for launching
commercial satellite
Bangabandhu-1
by December
2017.
Thales Alenia Space will manufacture,
launch and maintain it for
providing communication
and
broadcast services,
said State Minister for
Posts and Telecommunications
Tarana Halim.
The government wants to launch
the
satellite on December 16
on
the occasion of the 45th
anniversary of the
country's victory
in the Liberation
War, she said.
“This will be a great achievement
for
us and it will lead us to real
digitisation,” Tarana told
the newsmen after the
approval of the
project.
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