Bangabandhu satellite

Bangabandhu satellite-1 to be used to restore telecommunication in flood-hit areas

The government has started the connection work of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to keep telecommunication and internet services active in the flood affected areas on Sunday, reports UNB.

19 Jun 2022

MoC signed with Russian company to launch Bangabandhu-2 satellite

As per the election manifesto of 2018, the government has taken the initiative of launching the Earth Observatory category satellite Bangabandhu-2, said posts and telecommunication minister Mustafa ...

03 Feb 2022

SATV, Channel 9 shut down due to unpaid dues

Two television channels in the country, SATV and Channel 9, have been shut down due to non-payment of satellite transponder fees

21 May 2021

Diplomacy Biden ‘committed to strengthening’ ties with Bangladesh

US president Joe Biden and secretary Antony J Blinken are "committed to strengthening" Dhaka-Washington relationship as the two countries address common challenges, says a senior US official

07 Apr 2021

PM Hasina says 'termites' eating up development funds

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the commercial transmission of all local private television channels using the feed of country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I ...

02 Oct 2019

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 goes on commercial transmission

Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1) went into commercial transmission on Tuesday (1 October), more than one year after its launching from Kennedy Space Center in the US.Bangladesh was the ...

01 Oct 2019

Myanmar preparations 'minimal' for Rohingya return, satellite images show

Myanmar has made “minimal” preparations for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, according to an Australian think-tank, despite the ...

24 Jul 2019

Bangabandhu Satellite’s commercial operation begins

Commercial operation of Bangladesh’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I (BS-I) begun on Sunday on the occasion of launching anniversary ceremony following the successful trial ...

19 May 2019

Bangabandhu satellite starts ‘Direct-To-Home’ commercial service 19 May

Country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-I (BS-I) is set to start commercial service of Direct-To-Home (DTH) television on 19 May.To this end, Bangladesh Communication Satellite ...

16 May 2019

PM Hasina for more research to make development sustainable

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed the need for conducting more research at every sector particularly on the potential ones for making the country’s overall development ...

10 Apr 2019

Thai firm hired for commercial activities of Bangabandhu-1 satellite

Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) has appointed Thai firm Thaicom Public Limited Company as the consultant for commercially launching the activities of Bangladesh's first ...

18 Sep 2018

PM confident Bangabandhu satellite to spur dev

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed her firm conviction that Bangabandhu Satellite would play a pivotal role in overall development of the country, opening up new opportunities for the ...

02 Aug 2018

Bangabandhu-1 satellite reaches orbital slot

Bangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I (BS-I) has reached the desired location (orbital slot) 10 days after of its launch from Florida.“Our satellite has taken its ...

21 May 2018

France greets Bangladesh on satellite launch

France has congratulated Bangladesh for becoming the 57th nation in the world and the fourth in South Asia to own a communication satellite, Bangabandhu-1, a press release has said. "We congratulate ...

13 May 2018

BNP raises question about ownership of Bangabandhu satellite

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday alleged that the ownership of the country's first communication satellite, Bangabandhu-1, has gone to the hands of two persons, reports UNB."This is ...

13 May 2018