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Bangladesh Consultation at the eve of Sixth Meeting of the

UN Internet Governance Forum 2011

Dhaka [Bangladesh 25 August 2011] Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF)

arranged a Bangladesh Consultation meeting on Bangladesh's preparation ahead of the

upcoming sixth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya

with the support from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

and Drik ICT Ltd in collaboration with Monthly Computer Jagat, Bangladesh NGOs

Network for Radio and Communication and Center for e-Parliament Research.

At the meeting, H.E. Hasanul Haq Inu, the Honorable Chairman of Parliamentary

Standing Committee for the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, was present as

chief guest and Major General Zia Ahmed, psc (Retd.), the Chairman, Bangladesh

Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, was present as special guest. Under the

moderation of H.E. Dr. Akram H. Chowdhury, Honorable MP, and Chairperson, Center for

e-Parliament Research

Three articles written by Professor Dr. Md. Mahfuz Ashraf, Department of Management

Information Systems Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Mr. Tarique M

Barkatullah, Senior Systems Analyst, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), and

Lieutenant Colonel Rakibul Hassan, the director of Bangladesh Telecommunication

Regulatory Commission (BTRC) were presented at the event.

In his speech, the chief guest said, taking part in the previous two IGF conferences,

"We could include Bangla in the top level domain(TLD) because of this. So, many more

success stories will come if we can ensure official participation." While talking about the

Digital Bangladesh vision of Bangladesh government, he stated, "There is an anti-digital

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administration within the government and activities like this sometimes get obstructed

because of them." He also said that we need to keep a watchful eye on these issues. He

said that although the present government had decreased the price of Internet

significantly, the ordinary people are not getting benefit from it. He advised BTRC to look

after this matter.

He also stated that there was an acute shortage of Bangla (language) content in

Internet. If adequate content in Bangla language cannot be arranged and ensured, then

Internet will not be embraced by the common mass. He also stressed on creating

legislations without any delay on Data Protection ACT and Data Privacy Act. He called onthe government to take necessary steps to send official delegations at ICANN and IGF.

He informed that from 2012, the world will move towards IPv6 technology. So, if we do

not think about it from now then at one stage, we suffer the risk of getting isolated from

the rest of the world.

Among others Abdullah H Kafi, Deputy President, Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry

Organization (ASOCIO), Reza Salim, Director, Amader Gram, Abu Saeed Khan, SecretaryGeneral, Association of Mobile Telephone Operators in Bangladesh (AMTOB), and S M

Altaf Hossain, Managing Director & CEO, Drik ICT Ltd. delivered speeches. The welcomespeech was delivered by AHM Bazlur Rahman, member of BIGF and CEO, Bangladesh

NGOs Network for Radio and Communication.

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About Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum:

Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum [Headed by Chairman, Parliamentary Standing

Committee for Ministry of Post and Telecommunication] is an emerging OPEN multi-stakeholder inclusive effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussionabout the internet in conjunction with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN IGF).

In provides a domestic independent forum in the Bangladesh to engage civil societyorganization, government, corporate sector, technical, media and academia, helping tocreate partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that demonstrate best practices and help

move policy forward. For more info: anu@comjagat.com and ceo@bnnrc.net