About BTCL

The Telegraph branch under the Posts and Telegraph Department was created in 1853 in the then British India and was regulated afterwards under the Telegraph Act-1885. The Telegraph branch was reconstructed in 1962 in the then East Pakistan as Pakistan Telegraph and Telephone Department. In 1971, after the independence of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Department was set up under the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. This was converted into a corporate body named 'Telegraph and Telephone Board' by promulgation of Telegraph and Telephone Board Ordinance, 1975. In pursuance of an ordinance of 1979, Telegraph and Telephone Board was converted into Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), as a Government Board. From 1st July, 2008, as per the Telecommunication policy, 1998, BTTB was converted into a public limited company - Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited through another ordinance.

BTCL has a mandate to provide basic telecommunication services throughout the country. At present, BTCL is providing telephone service to about 1 million telephone subscribers down to upazila (thana) and growth centre level. Most of them can also use dial-up internet service. BTCL has the largest telecom infrastructure comprising of copper cabling, microwave links, satellite links, optical fibre networks etc. The call rates and internet rates are cheaper than those of other operators.  ADSL Broadband internet service is available now with present capacity of 33 thousands.  BTCL earned 15653 million taka revenue in 2007-08 and 20813 million taka revenue in 2008-09 fiscal year. Number of Sanctioned posts is 19066. Working manpower on 30^th June 2009 was 10325 (regular). In addition to this, about 5000 employees have been working as work-charged and casual. The organogram of the company is approved along with 8703 posts in 28^th Board of Directors’ meeting held on 27^th December 2009.

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Major BTCL Offices

Head office: Telejogajog Bhaban, 37/E, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka1000, Bangladesh

Dhaka Telecommunications Region (North)- Gulshan-1, Dhaka

Dhaka Telecommunications Region (South)- Gulistan, Ramna, Dhaka-1000

Dhaka Telecommunications Region (East)- Khilgaon, Dhaka

Dhaka Telecommunications Region (West)- Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka

Dhaka Telecommunications Region (Central)- Nilkhet, Dhaka

Chittagong Telecommunications Region, Agrabad, Chittagong

Sylhet Telecommunications Region, Sylhet

Khulna Telecommunications Region, Khulna

Rajshahi Telecommunications Region, Rajshahi

Rangpur Telecommunications Region, Rangpur

Palli Telecommunications Region, Rajshahi

Upazilla & Growth Centre Telecommunications Region, Karail, Banani, Dhaka

Transmission Region, Mohakhali, Dhaka

Overseas Telecommunications Region, Karail, Banani, Dhaka

Planning & Development Region, Telejogajog Bhaban, 37/E, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka1000

Marketing Region (Proposed), Telejogajog Bhaban, 37/E, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka1000

Telecommunication Staff College, Gazipur

Telecommunication Training Centre, (1) Tejgaon, Dhaka (2) Khulna (3) Bogra

Director, Central Telegraph Store and Workshop, Tejgaon, Dhaka

Director (Procurement), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar BTCL Annex Building, Dhaka

Director (Revenue-1), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar BTCL Annex Building, Dhaka [Area: Outside Dhaka, Trunk & Telex, Data processing]

Director (Revenue-2), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar BTCL Annex Building, Dhaka [Area: Dhaka]

Central Telegraph Office, Gulistan, Dhaka-1000

Central Telegraph Office, Nandankanon, Chittagong

International Telegraph Office, Gulistan, Dhaka-1000

Educational Institutions: 12 Schools, 3 Colleges, 3 Madrasas

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