.bd is the Internet
country code top-level domain
A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in ...
(
ccTLD) for
Bangladesh. It is administered by the
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Registrations are at the third level beneath several second-level labels, paralleling the oldest
gTLDs; registration is open except in the gov and mil subdomains, which are limited to authorized entities in the Bangladesh government. Though online registration facility available for .bd domains, but not directly. It should follow the structure like - example.com.bd, example.net.bd. example.ac.bd etc.
.বাংলা ("Bangla") is a second country code top-level domain that was granted to Bangladesh in 2011. This domain is meant for web addresses in the
Bengali language.
Though .bd domain was introduced on 20 May 1999, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) started registering for generals in 2003. Similarly, .বাংলা domain was introduced in 2011, the BTCL started the process of assigning domain names for websites on 1 January 2017.
Top-Level domain
* .bd
* .বাংলা
Second-Level domain
See also
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Internet in Bangladesh
Like many developed and developing countries, the Internet in Bangladesh has witnessed significant growth. Although facing many constraints in expanding Internet access and use, development of the Internet and Information Technology are high go ...
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Telecommunications in Bangladesh
The liberalization of Bangladesh's telecommunications sector began with small steps in 1989 with the issuance of a license to a private operator for the provision of ''inter alia'' cellular mobile services to compete with Bangladesh Telegraph ...
References
External links
IANA .bd whois information.bd whois service.bd domain search
Communications in Bangladesh
Country code top-level domains
Internet in Bangladesh
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