Shahjahan Mahmood Explained

Shahjahan Mahmood is a Bangladeshi technocrat and chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited.[1] [2] He is the former chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[3] [4]

Early life

Mahmood completed his undergraduate studies in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[5] He completed his master's degree in operation research and PhD in systems engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

Mahmood was a systems engineer at Marine Corps Base Quantico and later at Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center from 2004 to 2012.[6]

On 24 September 2015, Mahmood was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission replacing Sunil Kanti Bose.[7] Initially Iqbal Mahmood was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission but that decision was cancelled within a week and was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood.[8] He briefly blocked Facebook, Viber, and WhatsApp in Bangladesh.[9]

In March 2017, Mahmood announced he was ready to shut down Facebook in Bangladesh if instructed by the government.[10] He recommended that the government terminate Golam Razzaque, director of Bangabandhu-1 satellite, which the government did.[11] He left the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2018 and was replaced by Md Jahirul Haque.[12]

As chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited, Mahmood oversaw the launch of Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-04-16 . In Conversation with BTRC Chairman Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood . 2022-03-17 . Colors Magazine . en.
  2. News: Second satellite to be a hybrid, cost less: Shahjahan Mahmood . 2022-03-17 . UNB . en.
  3. News: BTRC to wipe out illegal VoIP business, cyber crimes: Chairman . 2022-03-17 . The Independent . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117140028/https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/27353 . 17 January 2023.
  4. News: BTRC to drive for removing illegal mobile handsets . 2022-03-17 . Samakal . en.
  5. Web site: Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood . 16 March 2022 . itu.in.
  6. Web site: 2017-10-03 . Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood, Chairman, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) . 2022-03-17 . ICE Business Times . en-US.
  7. News: Shahjahan Mahmood new BTRC chairman . 2022-03-17 . The Independent . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117140030/https://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/16982/2015-09-24 . 17 January 2023.
  8. News: Former senior secretary Iqbal Mahmood appointed as ACC chairman . 2022-03-17 . bdnews24.com . 10 March 2016.
  9. News: 2015-11-19 . Bar on Facebook, Viber to go after 'normalcy' . 2022-03-17 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. News: 'Facebook to be shut after getting govt's direction' . 2022-03-17 . Risingbd.com . en.
  11. News: 2017-05-09 . Bangabandhu satellite's project director sacked . 2022-03-17 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. News: Jahirul made BTRC chairman . 2022-03-17 . Daily Sun . en.
  13. News: Bangabandhu Satellite to begin transmission today . 2022-03-17 . BBarta24.

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