Bangabandhu Satellite-1
Sun may disrupt satellite’s TV broadcast for eight days
Television broadcasts of local channels could be disrupted for a total of 81 minutes from tomorrow to October 7 as the sun could be in direct line with Bangabandhu Satellite-1, disrupting the signal of the satellite.
Akash DTH service to hit market from Sunday
Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite service provider Akash is going to hit the market from Sunday with a total of 115 satellite television connections which is being powered by the country’s pride project, Bangabandhu Satellite-1, said a top official of the company today.
ONE YEAR OF BANGABANDHU SATELLITE / TV stations to take services from next week
All the local television stations are now ready to get on board the Bangabandhu Satellite – 1 -- one year after its launch.
Local TV channels using Bangabandhu-1 satellite
Seven private television stations and three channels of state-run Bangladesh Television have started airing programmes using Bangabandhu-1, the country's first communication satellite.
Bangabandhu-1 to make its debut with SAFF C'ship
The government has decided to deliver live coverage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2018 via Bangabandhu-1, the country's first ever communications satellite, despite opposition from the France-based company that launched the satellite on May 11.
Hasina opens Bangabandhu Satellite's two ground stations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her firm conviction that Bangabandhu Satellite-1 would play a pivotal role in overall development of the country.
Our own space odyssey
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1) is considered as a stepping stone for Bangladesh in the digital era. With the successful launch and positioning in orbit, this is a formal journey towards the space-age for this nascent country that became independent only 47 years back.
Bangabandhu-1 will end dependency on foreign satellites: President
President M Abdul Hamid says the Bangabandhu-1 satellite will enable Bangladesh achieve self-sufficiency in the field of broadcast and telecommunication ending dependency on foreign satellites.
Bangabandhu-1's commercial success depends on prudent business strategy: experts
Bangladesh successfully launches its first communication satellite Bangabandhu-1, opening up enormous business opportunities for the country, while experts say its commercial success depends on prudent business strategy.
Local groundstations successfully receive test signal from Bangabandhu-1
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak confirms that following the successful deployment to geostationary orbit of the country's first communications satellite, the Bangabandhu-1, local groundstations in Gazipur and Betbunia have successfully received initial test signals from it.
New era begins
The country's first communication satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is on its way to its orbital slot in space. With the launch of Bangabandhu-1, Bangladesh became the 57th country in the world and fourth in South Asia -- after India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- to have its own satellite in space.
Launching Bangabandhu Satellite
Bangabandhu Satellite-1, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh, will be launched from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. Thales Alenia Space, a French company, designed and built the satellite, which already underwent several test runs.
Dawn of a new era
Bangabandhu-1 is likely to be on the way to its orbit by the time you read this report.
Bangabandhu Satellite-1: Another dream realised, another promise kept
We hope that with the launch of this satellite, we can inspire our next generation to become the celebrated astronauts and ground-breaking rocket scientists of the future. Bangabandhu-1 is an ambitious yet timely initiative of our visionary leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has envisioned building Digital Bangladesh by 2021.
Bangabandhu-1 set for May-10 launch to orbit
All technical preparations have been successfully done to send the country's first communications satellite Bangabandhu-1 to its orbit
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 launch schedule after test results
Though the test results of Bangladesh's first satellite, Bangabandhu-1 was expected to be in hand by Saturday evening, the SpaceX authorities are yet to provide its results, says Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Dr Shahjahan Mahmood.
Govt plans to launch more satellites
The government plans to put into orbit more satellites after successful launch of Bangabandhu-1 in order to make satellite
Bangabandhu-1 to be launched on May 5
Bangabandhu-1, the first commercial satellite of the country, will be sent into orbit on May 5 and it will be ready for use within two months of launch.
PM receives replica of Bangabandhu satellite
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives a replica of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 scheduled to be launched into the orbit in December next year.
