[governance] Bangladesh Consultation on 7th IGF, WSIS+10 & Broadband Targets for 2015 of Broadband Commission

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Thanks for the update Bazlur. Is the government of Bangladesh planning
to participate in the Baku IGF it self? As in sending people to Baku?

Anriette


On 09/05/12 14:43, AHM Bazlur Rahman wrote:
> *Bangladesh Consultation on  *
> 
> *7^th  IGF, WSIS+10 & Broadband Targets for 2015 of Broadband Commission *
> 
>  
> 
> A Multi-Stakeholders 'Consultation on 7th Internet Governance Forum(IGF)
> , World Summit on the Information Society Forum  2012 (WSIS+10) &
> Broadband Commission for Digital Development’s  broad Band action plan
>   was organized at Conference Room of Bangladesh Telecommunication
> Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on 7th May 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
> 
> 
> The consultation was jointly organized by Bangladesh NGOs Network for
> Radio & Communication (BNNRC), Monthly Computer Jagat and Angkur ICT
> Development Foundation in Collaboration with Bangladesh
> Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
> 
> Mr. Hasnul Haque Inu, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on
> Ministry of Post & Tele Communication joined as the Chief Guest, while
> Major General Zia Ahmed,PSC (Rtd.) Chairman, Bangladesh
> Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)  participated as the
> Special Guest of the meeting.  Dr.Akram Hossain Chowdhury, MP and
> Chairman, Center for E-Parliament Research moderated the program.
> 
> 
> In his speech as Chief Guest Mr.Hasanul Haq Inu, MP told that this
> consultation would contribute and play important role on the eve of 7^th
> Internet Governance Forum.We need to review now our achievement in
> Digital Bangladesh. We need to revise some of the policy aspects in
> relevance to Digital progress. I personally believe that access to
> broadband internet is our constitutional right. He claimed to exempt 15%
> VAT on internet and demanded zero-taxation on all other ICT equipment.
> 
> 
> Maj. General (Rtd.) Zia Ahmed, PSC  told that the profits of lowering
> the price of Internet Bandwidth yet not reached to common people .If we
> could ensure this scope to the common people ,it would accelerate the
> implementation of Digital Bangladesh vision. We are working to cover the
> wider community in future Bangladesh.
> 
> 
> At the outset of the consultation, Mr.AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive
> Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC)
> welcomed all the participants and invited  opinion and recommendations
> from them.
> 
> 
> Two presentations were made dealing with WSIS Goals and broadband
> issues, by Reza Salim, Director, Amader Gram ICT for Development Project
> and Lieutenant Colonel Md.Rakibul Hasan, Director (Systems & Services)
> of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
> 
> Among others Md.Faizullah Khan, President , Bangladesh Computer
> Somity(BCS) , Shamim Ahsan, Ex-vice president of BASIS, S M Altaf
> Hossain, Managing Director of DRIK-ICT, Ms. Nazneen Nahar, Editor,
> Monthly Techworld Bangladesh also took part in the consultation by
> putting forward  their valuable opinion and comments .
> 
> 
> 
> Bazlu
> _______________________
> AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
> Chief Executive Officer
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
> [NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social
> Council]
> &
> Head, Community Radio Academy
>  
> House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207  Bangladesh
> Phone: +88-02-9130750, +88-02-9138501, Cell: +88 01711881647
> Fax: 88-02-9138501-105, 
> E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net <mailto:ceo at bnnrc.net> , bnnr
> <mailto:bnnrc at bd.drik.net>cbd at gmail.com <mailto:cbd at gmail.com>  
> www.bnnrc.net <http://www.bnnrc.net/>
> 
> 
> 

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