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1. What is a top level domain?
Top
level domain is the rightmost part of a domain name. For example,
com, edu, net, org, gov, mil, int are some of the most commonly
used top level domains.
2. Who assigns these top level domains?
Top
level domains are assigned by "Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It is a non-profit
corporation formed to assume responsibility for the IP address
space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name
system management, and root server system management. Previously
this task was assigned to IANA (Internet assigned number
authority).
3. What is a ccTLD (Country code top level domain)?
A
top level domain is assigned for every country to represent the
country in the Internet world. For example .uk, .jp , .bd , .au
are the ccTLD of United Kingdom, Japan, Bangladesh and Australia
respectively. [ccTLD list] . A two letter country code specified
by the ISO 3166-1 standard is used for this purpose.
4. Where can I get the application form?
Click the Forms link on the website
www.btcl.gov.bd and download the .bd application form and
agreement. Subscribers can contact adress given at the bottom of
this page.
5. Who controls
the .bd domain?
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Government of the
People�s Republic of Bangladesh, is the sponsoring organisation of
.bd ccTLD. Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) has
been delegated the power to maintain the .bd registration service.
6. How can I
register a domain under .bd?
Prescribed Application form and .bd agreement form should be
filled up, signed and sent to the address given at the bottom of
this page. A Demand Note will be issued, mentioning
the amount to be paid in Bank. After receiving the paid copy of
the demand note, the registration process will be completed.
7.
Can I apply online?
No,
not for the time being.
8.
What are the charges?
Registration fee with Service charge for two years is 1500 Tk.
Renewal fee from 3rd year is 500 Tk. per year. 15% VAT will be
added.
9.
Can I register a domain directly under .bd?
No,
a domain directly under .bd, such as rainbow.bd is not allowed.
But rainbow.com.bd, rainbow.net.bd, ru.ac.bd etc are allowed, if
available.
10. What are the available .bd sub domains?
Presently com, edu, ac, net, gov, org, mil sub domains are
available. But "gov" and "mil" sub domains are reserved for
government and defense organizations respectively. Registration of
such domains should be initiated by appropriate authority.
11. Is there
any restriction in domain name selection?
You
can select any name other than generic terms, name of professions,
services, products, sports etc. as a domain name. For example,
"Doctor", "Lawyer", "Rice", "School" etc. are not acceptable. Any
domain name offending our social practices, culture, religions,
and respected personalities will not be accepted also.
12. Do I get a free IP with domain registration?
No,
providing IP is not relevant to domain registration service.
13. What is the technical information that
I must provide to activate the domain?
To
activate the domain name, you must provide the Names and IP
addresses of Primary and Secondary Domain Name Servers, if the
site is hosted on servers other than BTCL.
14. Why I must
provide the name of at least one name server and its IP?
Domain names are held in a distributed database. Your "Domain Name
Server" holds the name and IP address of all the machines in your
domain. Whenever any machine in the internet tries to locate a
machine in your domain, (that is under .bd domain), the request is
first forwarded to .bd name server. The .bd name server then looks
up the name of your domain's name server in its database. Then it
responds mentioning the name of your "Domain Name Serve" as the
ultimate authority to give that information. Your "Domain Name
Server" is then queried about that machine and the IP address is
obtained from it.
15. What will
happen if I do not provide technical information?
In
that case the domain name will be reserved for you but it will be
inoperative.
16. How can I check that the information I provided were entered
properly?
Network utility tools like "nslookup" or "dig" can be used for
this purpose, making .bd Domain Name server "dns.bd" as the
default server.
17. How can I
change the registered domain related information (DNS name, IP)?
Changes in information should be conveyed in written. It must be signed by the administrative
contact of the domain.
18. Why do I
have to mention "Administrative contact" and "Technical contact�?
It
is a general practice to separate two types of activities
associated with the control of a domain. "Administrative contact"
is the ultimate authority of a domain. "Technical contact" deals
with the technical aspects of that domain.
This is important, who will be your administrative contact? If you
ask some IT firm to register your domain, the firm usually keeps
the administrative control with them. In that case, if you do not
like to renew the domain through the firm any more, or if the firm
is shut down, then you may not be able to renew/change technical
info!
19. Who should
be the administrative and technical contacts of the domain?
Administrative contact must be from the registrant organisation.
Technical contact may be anybody authorised by the registrant.
20. Whom to
contact?
(a) Apply to the following officer:
Divisional Engineer (Administration and
Coordination), Data & Internet Services Division,
BTCL Mogbazar, Dhaka, Phone:
9354200 Fax: 9357877 Email
deanc@btcl.net.bd
(b) Director (Overseas), BTCL Karail, Banani,
Dhakai: Phone-9871600
(c) General Manager (Overseas Region), BTCL
Karail, Banani, Dhaka: Phone-9871688 Fax-9871455 |