Posts and Telecommunications Division

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| agency_name = Posts and Telecommunications Division

| nativename = ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ বিভাগ

|type = Division

|seal = Seal of Posts and Telecommunications Division (PTD).svg

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|seal_caption = Seal of Posts and Telecommunications Division

| formed = {{start date and age|20 January 1972}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Bangladesh

| headquarters = ICT Tower, Bangladesh Secretariat, Agargaon, Dhaka

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| chief1_name = Dr. Md. Mushfiqur Rahman

| chief1_position = Secretary

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| parent_department = Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology

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| website = {{nowrap|[http://www.ptd.gov.bd/ www.ptd.gov.bd]}}

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The Posts and Telecommunications Division ({{langx|bn|ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ বিভাগ}}) is the government division responsible for post and telecommunication under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{cite web |title=Posts and Telecommunications Division |url=http://www.ptd.gov.bd/ |website=ptd.gov.bd |accessdate=17 February 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |title='Digital Bangladesh Day' being celebrated |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/science-technology/%E2%80%98Digital-Bangladesh-Day%E2%80%99-being-celebrated |work=Prothom Alo |date=12 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/nttocgbxn1 |title=Question arises over the necessity of new telecommunication act with little change |work=Prothom Alo |date=30 April 2024}}

History

During the term of Tarana Halim as state minister of the 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 the Bangladesh Parliament.{{cite news |title=State Minister Tarana yet to join new office after transfer from telecom to information |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/state-minister-tarana-yet-to-join-new-office-after-transfer-from-telecom-to-information |accessdate=17 February 2018 |work=bdnews24.com |date=4 January 2018}}{{cite news |title=Bangladesh telecoms and ICT ministers 'in dispute' over $360m rival fibre networks |url=http://www.capacitymedia.com/Article/3742278/Infrastructure-and-Networks/Bangladesh-telecoms-and-ICT-ministers-in-dispute-over-360m-rival-fibre-networks |accessdate=17 February 2018 |work=capacitymedia.com}}

Constituent organisations

List of organisations and agencies under the division:{{cite web |title=Posts and Telecommunications Division |url=http://www.ptd.gov.bd/site/page/a4427bef-87be-4fd6-b03f-b3861c7f0e49/Organization-of-PTD |website=ptd.gov.bd |accessdate=17 February 2018 |language=en}}

References