Sunil Kanti Bose is the former Secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the former chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1][2] During his term as chairman of the regulatory commission he blocked YouTube due to the controversial Innocence of Muslims film.[3][4]
Sunil Kanti Bose | |
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.jpg) Bose at the United Nations headquarters in New York (2014) | |
| Chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission | |
| In office 23 October 2012 – September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddque |
| Succeeded by | Shahjahan Mahmood |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Career
editBose joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1979.[5]
Bose previously served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.[5] He is the former chairperson of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority.[5] He served as the director of the Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre.[5]
Bose was appointed chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on 23 October 2012.[5] He was appointed chairperson of the commission of a three-year term.[5] Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddque replaced Bose as Secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.[5] He briefly banned YouTube in 2012 to prevent people watching the Innocence of Muslims movie and removed the ban in 2013.[6][7] The film portrayed Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, in a negative light.[8] He established one megabyte per second as the standard broadband speed in Bangladesh.[9] He called on the government to resolve licensing disputes with Grameenphone.[10]
In 2015, Bose initiated reregistration of sim cards where information was missing from registration.[11] He called on the government of Bangladesh to increase cyber security of the country.[12] He signed an agreement for the procurement of Bangabandhu-1 satellite.[13]
Bose was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood as chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in September 2015.[14]
In 2018, Bose pledged support for Awami League, along with 307 former bureaucrats, before the 11th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Sunil Kanti Bose Archives". LIRNEasia. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Mahindra Comviva's Mobility Connect Forum ends in the city". Dhaka Times 24. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after anti-Islam film". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after blasphemous film". The Express Tribune. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sunil Kanti Bose is new BTRC Chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube". Business Line. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Ban on YouTube goes". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube". Gulf News. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "BTRC setting 1Mbps 'standard broadband speed'". telegeography.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "BTRC chairman urges end to GP licence issue". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "SIM re-registration only for fake and faulty ones: BTRC". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Strengthen cyber security measures". The Daily Star. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "BTRC Inked Deal for 'Bangabandhu' Satellite". www.albd.org. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "MNP will solve call drops menace, says outgoing BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "307 retired senior govt officials express solidarity with AL". RTV. Retrieved 2022-09-20.