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The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (Bangabandhu-1) is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the first president of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and launched on 12 May 2018 from Kennedy Space Center, USA. [1]
Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited was established on 15 August 2017. The company had been authorized a capital of 50 billion BDT and paid capital of five billion BDT. [5] The decision to form the company was approved at a Cabinet of Bangladesh meeting in July 2017. The company is managed by SPARRSO which is the national space agency of ...
The first artificial satellite launched by Bangladesh "Bangabandhu-1" has been named after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Longest Bridge of Bangladesh Yamuna Multi-purpose Bridge has been renamed as “Bangabandhu Bridge”. Also, in 1998 AD, the national stadium of Bangladesh located in Gulistan, "Dhaka Stadium", was renamed as Bangabandhu Stadium.
Bangabandhu Railway Bridge: Sirajganj, Jamuna River: 4.8 km [9] Completed $1.6 billion Rail 4.8 km long railway bridge near Bangabandhu Bridge, is expected to be the largest dedicated rail bridge in the country. [10] [11] Slated to be operational by January 2025. [12] [13] Rupsha Rail Bridge: Khulna, Rupsha RIver: 5.13 km [14] Completed [15 ...
In May 2019, BEXIMCO launched Akash DTH, Bangladesh's first DTH satellite television provider. [29] [30] On 2 October 2019, all Bangladeshi television channels began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite. [31] During the COVID-19 pandemic, both BTV and Sangsad Television broadcast live educational lessons for primary and secondary level ...
Bangabandhu ('Friend of Bengal') is a popular title of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. Bangabandhu may also refer to: Bangabandhu Satellite-1, a Bangladeshi communications and broadcasting satellite; Bangabandhu Cup, an international football tournament; Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu at
In 2018, Block 5 succeeded the transitional Block 4 version. The maiden flight of the Block 5 launched the satellite Bangabandhu-1 on May 11, 2018. The CRS-15 mission on June 29, 2018, was the last to be launched on a Block 4 rocket, completing the transition to an all-Block 5 fleet. [10] [11]
The South Asia Satellite (designated GSAT-9), formerly known as SAARC Satellite, is a geostationary [4] communications and meteorology satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. [5] The satellite was launched on 5 May 2017.