Posts and Telecommunications Division

The division is balancing rapid digital infrastructure expansion and strict new cyber security regulations against international digital rights standards.

Secretary Bilquis Jahan Rimi (17th BCS Administration batch) transferred from Ministry of Textiles and Jute via gazette notification April 15, 2026; took charge April 19, 2026. Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam (also written 'Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan') is a BNP MP from Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhonbari); sworn in February 17, 2026 under PM Tarique Rahman. Annual budget figure of Tk 2,148 crore is the proposed FY2025-26 allocation for PTD as reported by BSS at budget presentation; operating vs ADP split not separately published in accessible form. Established year 1972 per Wikipedia: the division was constituted at independence as the post and telecommunications arm of the new government. PTD oversees BTRC (independent regulator), BTCL (state telecom operator), Teletalk (state mobile operator), Directorate of Posts/Bangladesh Post Office, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company PLC, and Nagad. Nagad's ownership is contested: Bangladesh Post nominally holds 51% profit share but exercises no board or management control; Third Wave Technologies Ltd operates it commercially. The Teletalk spectrum directive is a significant market distortion: Teletalk's total dues exceed Tk 5,700 crore (Tk 5,506 crore spectrum fees + Tk 120 crore licence fees + Tk 102 crore revenue sharing + Tk 62 crore other charges), yet the April 24 directive bypassed BTRC's own rules to allocate 10 MHz at market rate. BTRC 700 MHz auction: 25 MHz offered; 10 MHz sold to Grameenphone at base price; 15 MHz unsold (5 MHz tied up in AONB litigation, 10 MHz now allocated to Teletalk). Postal Service Ordinance 2026 replaces Post Office Act 1898 -- a landmark reform; implementation status as of May 2026 is pending gazette promulgation. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.