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Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to float separate international tenders to complete the four stages of launching Bangladesh's first-ever satellite, Bangabandhu-1.
BTRC Chairman Zia Ahmed said the tenders will be invited for manufacturing the main component of the satellite, launch, installing ground control station and insurance.
He said they were currently discussing ways to float the tender.
Regarding its insurance, Ahmed said stages leading to the launch would require a huge investment which called for insurance for the investment.
According to BTRC sources, launch of 'Bangabandhu-1' would cost Tk 30 billion.
On Mar 29, Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju had first announced the decision of launching first-ever satellite into space in three years.
The announcement followed signing of a deal with US firm Space Partnership International (SPI) that will help design and launch the satellite.
It is expected to reduce reliance on foreign satellites for cable channels and improve telecom services to the remote areas, collect meteorological data for disaster warnings and map natural resources. Bangladesh spends $11 million a year renting foreign satellites.
"After the government assumed power, the first cabinet meeting approved launch of the country's first-ever satellite. The deal with SPI takes the dream of Digital Bangladesh a step further," Raju had said on the occasion.
SPI will act as a consultant firm in launching the satellite. It will help Bangladesh in market evaluation, marketing of the satellite, building expertise to operate the satellite and management of the ground station. The SPI will charge Tk 0.87 billion for the job.
In February, a project office was set up on the fourth floor of BTRC building at Ramna where consultants are working for implementing the project. BTRC's Deputy Director Golam Razzaq was made the project director.
Currently, all television channels, organisations providing internet services, V-SAT and radio channels are running their operations using foreign satellites.
According to BTRC, each television station pays about US $0.0002 billion annually for using the satellites, and all institutions, including the 19 television channels, taken together end up paying US $0.004 billion every year.
After the minister had made the first announcement, BTRC said, launching of a satellite would not only cut spending but also earn foreign currency.
BTRC Chairman Zia Ahmed said the tenders will be invited for manufacturing the main component of the satellite, launch, installing ground control station and insurance.
He said they were currently discussing ways to float the tender.
Regarding its insurance, Ahmed said stages leading to the launch would require a huge investment which called for insurance for the investment.
According to BTRC sources, launch of 'Bangabandhu-1' would cost Tk 30 billion.
On Mar 29, Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju had first announced the decision of launching first-ever satellite into space in three years.
The announcement followed signing of a deal with US firm Space Partnership International (SPI) that will help design and launch the satellite.
It is expected to reduce reliance on foreign satellites for cable channels and improve telecom services to the remote areas, collect meteorological data for disaster warnings and map natural resources. Bangladesh spends $11 million a year renting foreign satellites.
"After the government assumed power, the first cabinet meeting approved launch of the country's first-ever satellite. The deal with SPI takes the dream of Digital Bangladesh a step further," Raju had said on the occasion.
SPI will act as a consultant firm in launching the satellite. It will help Bangladesh in market evaluation, marketing of the satellite, building expertise to operate the satellite and management of the ground station. The SPI will charge Tk 0.87 billion for the job.
In February, a project office was set up on the fourth floor of BTRC building at Ramna where consultants are working for implementing the project. BTRC's Deputy Director Golam Razzaq was made the project director.
Currently, all television channels, organisations providing internet services, V-SAT and radio channels are running their operations using foreign satellites.
According to BTRC, each television station pays about US $0.0002 billion annually for using the satellites, and all institutions, including the 19 television channels, taken together end up paying US $0.004 billion every year.
After the minister had made the first announcement, BTRC said, launching of a satellite would not only cut spending but also earn foreign currency.
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