BTRC gets two new commissioners

The government yesterday appointed two   new commissioners to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), a move that will help the regulator come out of a quorum crisis in dealing with its regulatory and policymaking issues.

Md Rezaul Kader, former director general of BTRC, has been made the commissioner of the engineering and operation division till December 19, 2019, when he will reach 65 years of age.

Md Aminul Hasan, former managing director of state-run mobile operator Teletalk, has joined as the other commissioner to take care of the spectrum division of the commission for the next three years.

The post of the commissioner for the spectrum division has been vacant since June last year although the telecom act states that the government would appoint a commissioner within 30 days of it becoming vacant.

Both commissioners began working shortly after the issuance of the government order yesterday.

The commission comprises a chairman, a vice-chairman and three commissioners.

However, the vice-chairman's post continues to remain vacant with Md Ahsan Habib Khan's three-year tenure ending on August 28.

The government has delayed in every case of appointing a commissioner, violating the telecom act, said a top official of the BTRC.