Views & Opinion

Sheikh Hasina: Reflections of a citizen

Syed Badrul Ahsan The first time many of us came to know of Sheikh Hasina was on the day after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was freed from the Agartala Case and was released, along with his co-accused, unconditionally. On 23 February 1969, the Karachi-based newspaper Dawn carried a front-page picture of her hugging her father in what was c...

Who Owns and/or Controls the Bangabandhu-1 Satellite?- Shah Ali Farhad

This was a historic week, as Bangladesh formally entered the space age by successfully launching into orbit its first geostationary communications satellite, the Bangabandhu-1. However, rather than acknowledge this significant technological advancement, which is a matter of national pride as well as being a development milestone, the most senio...

Bangabandhu Satellite to create enormous opportunities

Bangabandhu-1 Satellite is to establish Bangladesh's own stake on the space opening up enormous opportunities providing three types of advantages involving fields of field of information and communication technology (ICT) and broadcasting industry alongside brightening Bangladesh image. Experts and officials said the country's first geostationa...

Bangladesh . . . in time and space: Syed Badrul Ahsan

The launch of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite into space is that particular moment in history when we must celebrate ourselves. In these past ten years or so, we as a people have been busy, under a political leadership wedded to the noble principles upon which this nation was founded through the tragedy of war nearly a half century ago, in consolida...

Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Another Dream Realized: Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP

A communication satellite provides three types of services: broadcasting, telecommunications and data communications. Television and radio stations use the broadcasting services delivered directly to their audiences and viewers. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) use satellite for delivering internet, whereas both cell phone and land phone opera...