Manzurul Alam new BTRC chief
The government has made a former army officer the chief of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The government issued a circular on the appointment Thursday. Retired Major General Manzurul Alam, a former Army Signals Corps officer, is the first telecoms professional to head BTRC, which was established in January 2002. "The new chairman should expeditiously strengthen BTRC," a regulatory official told bdnews24.com, asking for anonymity.
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19 Apr 2007, 09:50 AM
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17 Aug 2022, 02:55 PM
Dhaka, April 19 (bdnews24.com) -- The government has made a former army officer the chief of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
The government issued a circular on the appointment Thursday.
Retired Major General Manzurul Alam, a former Army Signals Corps officer, is the first telecoms professional to head BTRC, which was established in January 2002.
"The new chairman should expeditiously strengthen BTRC," a regulatory official told bdnews24.com, asking for anonymity.
"Otherwise our telecoms and ICT sectors will fall further behind in the region due to lack of an effective regulator."
Alam commanded the 11 Infantry Division and was a head UN peacekeeper too.
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