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Formed
  
10 February 2014

Headquarters
  
Secretariat, Dhaka

Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Preceding agencies
  
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Bangladesh

Agency executives
  
Tarana Halim, Minister of state (Posts and Telecommunications Division) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Minister of state (Communications and Information Technology Division)

Website
  
Posts and Telecommunications Division Information and Communication Technology Division

The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology (Bengali: ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্য প্রযুক্তি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government ministry. It contains two Divisions:

Contents

  • Posts and Telecommunications Division
  • Information and Communication Technology Division

    • It was formed on 10 February 2014, following the general election in January 2014.

    History

    Following the 2001 general election, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) was renamed on 18 September 2002 to become the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology. To give more thrust for ICT sector the Information & Communication Technology Division was separated from Science and Technology ministry and it has upgraded as Ministry of Information & Communication Technology on 4 December 2011. The change is the evidence of understanding of the importance of ICT from the highest policy level and also an indication that the government is keen to keep pace with modern changing world. After 2014 election Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Ministry of ICT are integrated to Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.

    Operational functions

    The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 14 September 2015 detailed the following responsibilities to the ministry:

  • Broadband policy and programs
  • Postal and telecommunications policies and programs
  • Spectrum policy management
  • National policy issues relating to the digital economy
  • Content policy relating to the information economy

    • Posts and Telecommunications Division

    Organization of Posts and Telecommunications Division

  • Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
  • Bangladesh Post Office
  • Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd
  • Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited
  • Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd
  • Telephone Shilpa Sangstha
  • Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited

    • Information and Communication Technology Division

    Organization of Information and Communication Technology Division

  • Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park
  • ICT Directorate
  • Bangladesh Computer Council
  • Controller of Certifying Authority

    • References

    Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Wikipedia
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