Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) is a Bangladesh Government owned company formed with the aim to operate the country's first satellite, the

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (''Bangabandhu-1'') is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Aleni ...

. This company is chaired by Shahjahan Mahmood, who was previously the chairman of the

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ টেলিযোগাযোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমিশন) is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunic ...

. The managing director of BCSCL is Md. Saiful Islam, Additional Secretary, Posts & Telecommunications Division, Bangladesh.

History

Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited was established on 15 August 2017. The company had been authorized a capital of 50 billion BDT and paid capital of five billion BDT. The decision to form the company was approved at a Cabinet of Bangladesh meeting in July 2017. The company is owned and managed by the government of Bangladesh. Currently there are in total 35 employees including Managing Director & Company Secretary. The Bangabandhu Satellite 1 was launched in a joint collaboration with French company,

Thales Alenia Space Thales Alenia Space () is a Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer. A joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%), the company is the largest satellite manufacture ...

. It is the first satellite owned and operated by Bangladesh. Thales Alenia Space has built ground control stations in

Gazipur Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur. Demogra ...

and

Rangamati Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of . The distr ...

Districts for the satellite operation.

References

External links

Official Website of Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited, BCSCL
Government-owned companies of Bangladesh 2017 establishments in Bangladesh Communications in Bangladesh Companies based in Dhaka Government-owned telecommunications companies Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology {{Bangladesh-org-stub