The Posts and Telecommunications Division () is the government division responsible for post and telecommunication under the

Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology () is a Bangladeshi government ministry. It contains two divisions. It was formed on 10 February 2014, following the general election in January 2014. History Following the 20 ...

in Bangladesh and is located in

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, Bangladesh.

History

During the term of Tarana Halim as state minister of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, the

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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.

Constituent organisations

List of organisations and agencies under the division: *

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* Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited * Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited *

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* Mailing operator and courier services licensing authority * Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Postal system of Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology {{Bangladesh-org-stub