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Bangladesh Consultation at the eve of Sixth Meeting of the
UN Internet Governance Forum 2011
Dhaka [Bangladesh 25 August 2011] Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF)
arranged a Bangladesh Consultation meeting on Bangladesh's preparation ahead of the
upcoming sixth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya
with the support from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
and Drik ICT Ltd in collaboration with Monthly Computer Jagat, Bangladesh NGOs
Network for Radio and Communication and Center for e-Parliament Research.
At the meeting, H.E. Hasanul Haq Inu, the Honorable Chairman of Parliamentary
Standing Committee for the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, was present as
chief guest and Major General Zia Ahmed, psc (Retd.), the Chairman, Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, was present as special guest. Under the
moderation of H.E. Dr. Akram H. Chowdhury, Honorable MP, and Chairperson, Center for
e-Parliament Research
Three articles written by Professor Dr. Md. Mahfuz Ashraf, Department of Management
Information Systems Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Mr. Tarique M
Barkatullah, Senior Systems Analyst, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), and
Lieutenant Colonel Rakibul Hassan, the director of Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC) were presented at the event.
In his speech, the chief guest said, taking part in the previous two IGF conferences,
"We could include Bangla in the top level domain(TLD) because of this. So, many more
success stories will come if we can ensure official participation." While talking about the
Digital Bangladesh vision of Bangladesh government, he stated, "There is an anti-digital
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administration within the government and activities like this sometimes get obstructed
because of them." He also said that we need to keep a watchful eye on these issues. He
said that although the present government had decreased the price of Internet
significantly, the ordinary people are not getting benefit from it. He advised BTRC to look
after this matter.
He also stated that there was an acute shortage of Bangla (language) content in
Internet. If adequate content in Bangla language cannot be arranged and ensured, then
Internet will not be embraced by the common mass. He also stressed on creating
legislations without any delay on Data Protection ACT and Data Privacy Act. He called onthe government to take necessary steps to send official delegations at ICANN and IGF.
He informed that from 2012, the world will move towards IPv6 technology. So, if we do
not think about it from now then at one stage, we suffer the risk of getting isolated from
the rest of the world.
Among others Abdullah H Kafi, Deputy President, Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry
Organization (ASOCIO), Reza Salim, Director, Amader Gram, Abu Saeed Khan, SecretaryGeneral, Association of Mobile Telephone Operators in Bangladesh (AMTOB), and S M
Altaf Hossain, Managing Director & CEO, Drik ICT Ltd. delivered speeches. The welcomespeech was delivered by AHM Bazlur Rahman, member of BIGF and CEO, Bangladesh
NGOs Network for Radio and Communication.
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About Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum:
Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum [Headed by Chairman, Parliamentary Standing
Committee for Ministry of Post and Telecommunication] is an emerging OPEN multi-stakeholder inclusive effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussionabout the internet in conjunction with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN IGF).
In provides a domestic independent forum in the Bangladesh to engage civil societyorganization, government, corporate sector, technical, media and academia, helping tocreate partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that demonstrate best practices and help
move policy forward. For more info: [email protected] and [email protected]