Posts and Telecommunications Division(ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ বিভাগ) is the government department responsible for post and telecommunication under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology in Bangladesh and is located in

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History

During the term of

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as State Minister of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission under the Posts and Telecommunications Division of the ministry engaged in struggle over turf with the Information and Communication Technology Division of the same ministry in 2017. The dispute was regarding who had authority over the fiber optic network in Bangladesh. The dispute drew criticism from Bangladesh Parliament.

Constituent organisations

List of organisations and agencies under the division: * Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission *

Bangladesh Post Office The Bangladesh Post Office ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ডাক বিভাগ) also known by trade name Bangla Post is a government-operated agency responsible for providing postal services in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of the Ministr ...

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited BTCL or Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is the largest telecommunications company in Bangladesh. The company was founded as the Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board (BTTB) following Bangladesh's independence in 1971. On July 1, 2008 ...

* Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited * Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd * Telephone Shilpa Sangstha * Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited * Department of Telecommunications * Mailing operator and courier services licensing authority *

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References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Postal system of Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology {{Bangladesh-org-stub