Thursday 12 November 2015

Bangladesh signs $250m satellite deal with French firm

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Bangladesh signs $250m satellite deal with French firm
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 11, 2015 - Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $250 million deal with French-Italian firm Thales Alenia Space in Dhaka to build the country's first communications satellite, officials said. Thales Alenia Space will build the satellite called Bangabandhu-1 for the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to be launched into space in 2017. BTRC chairman Shahjahan Mahmud said the contra ... more


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