Bangabandhu Satellite’s 2nd anniversary tomorrow

File photo DHAKA, May 11, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh’s first communication satellite, Bangabandhu-I would mark the second anniversary tomorrow at it was launched to the orbit on May 12, 2018 from United States. Bangabandhu Satellite (BS-I) has not only been providing services to all local private television (TV) channels, but also broadcasting state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) in Middle Eastern and North African countries to meet special interest of local viewers, especially expatriate Bangladeshis from April. Talking to BSS, Chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Dr Shahjahan Mahmood today said they are not celebrating the day due to this unwanted situation rendered by COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “Although we are not celebrating this occasion for Coronavirus, but BCSCL is working to some issues for the betterment of TV industry,” he revealed. Replying to a query related to these issues, he said “Set Top Box (STB) distribution to all customers would be made mandatory for all cable operators within next 2/3 months to count the real time viewers in the country.” Besides about the future plan of BCSCL, Dr Mahmood said they would have appointed consultant to expedite launching process of second satellite, “but, COVID-19 pandemic halted their work on it”.