To connect the geographically isolated (hard to reach) or disaster-affected population with uninterrupted high-speed internet, a meeting was held with officials of Information and Technology Department along with Global Affairs Manager Joel Merith and Global Licensing and Activation Manager Pernil Urdhaores of SpaceX’s associate company Star Link. The meeting was held at the ICT Division on Wednesday (July 26) afternoon.
ICT State Minister Zunayed Ahmed Palak gave a status on his verified Facebook page in this regard. He wrote, I hope the pilot program will start soon.
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In this regard, the president of Internet Service Provider association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) Imdadul Haque said, I do not fully know about the held meeting.
If Starlink services start in the country, there will be questions of national security. Besides, if they are given the opportunity to conduct business with license, authority must keep in mind of local investors .
He said, we are not against technology. However, he said that there has been no discussion with the sector concerned about the matter yet.
Bangladesh Computer Council Executive Director Ranjit Kumar, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Managing Director GSM Zafar Ullah, ICT Directorate General Mustafa Kamal, A2I Project Director Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan, EDC Project Director Pranab Kumar Saha and many others were present in the meeting.