[🇧🇩] Space Program in Bangladesh

[Bilal9]

Bangabandhu satellite set for name change

The interim government has decided to change the name of Bangabandhu-1, the country's first geostationary satellite, to Bangladesh Satellite-1. The name change has been greenlit by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, according to Rafiqul Islam, deputy secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Divisi

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Bangabandhu satellite set for name change
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Published :
Mar 03, 2025 18:43
Updated :
Mar 03, 2025 18:53

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The interim government has decided to change the name of Bangabandhu-1, the country's first geostationary satellite, to Bangladesh Satellite-1.

The name change has been greenlit by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, according to Rafiqul Islam, deputy secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division.

“Following discussions in the Advisory Council meeting, Bangladesh Satellite Company proposed the name change. We forwarded the proposal to the council, and the chief advisor approved it. Based on this, we have formally notified the satellite company, which will now take the necessary steps.”

Since the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5 last year, the Yunus-led interim administration has been carrying out wide-ranging reforms across various sectors.

As part of these changes, key administrative positions have been reshuffled, and the names of roads, bridges, and other structures are being altered, with the geostationary satellite being the latest in the series of renaming efforts.​

Name should be shortened to BDSat or something similar.

 

[Bilal9]

Well I don't know if we as a country are going to land a rover at some point on a space object (or collaborate with another country), but the rover research is in full swing at all universities. All universities in Bangladesh with this sort of research program are using advanced additive 3D printing (wheels) and Laser cutters (carcass assembly).

This rover is from UIU Dhaka Campus, there are other older videos in the channel.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Name should be shortened to BDSat or something similar.

how's BBSat for something similar ?

BB BangaBandhu

 

[Sharma Ji]

Well I don't know if we as a country are going to land a rover at some point on a space object (or collaborate with another country), but the rover research is in full swing at all universities. All universities in Bangladesh with this sort of research program are using advanced additive 3D printing (wheels) and Laser cutters (carcass assembly).

This rover is from UIU Dhaka Campus, there are other older videos in the channel.

withstanding the elements, how long you can keep it going with proper transmission to earth or sat based comms.

eventually they run out of battery or other problems, like the Mars rover from NASA

I dont get this whole space exploration obsession thing but, we still have much to learn about our oceans here, about the south pole.. log Mars ki baat kar re..

 

[Bilal9]

how's BBSat for something similar ?

BB BangaBandhu

Bangabandhu's (or Hasina's) name will not be used to name anything further in Bangladesh.

 

[Bilal9]

withstanding the elements, how long you can keep it going with proper transmission to earth or sat based comms.

eventually they run out of battery or other problems, like the Mars rover from NASA

I dont get this whole space exploration obsession thing but, we still have much to learn about our oceans here, about the south pole.. log Mars ki baat kar re..

They will have to 3D print with much tougher, newer engineering plastics like PVDF, and use Kynar coatings etc. There have been some phenomenal developments in this area.

Battery tech is also changing rapidly. LiPoly or Li-Ion is no longer cutting edge.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Bangabandhu's (or Hasina's) name will not be used to name anything further in Bangladesh.

What about the existing ones, I'm guessing BB is like the Ghandys here.. har doosra airport, station, this that institute etc etc.. sab kuch Gandhi (the la familia, not Mohandas)