Shyam Sunder Sikder

Former senior secretary to the Posts and Telecommunications Division Shyam Sunder Sikder has been appointed chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notice yesterday announcing the appointment for a three-year term and providing the same rank and benefits as of a senior secretary.

The tenure of the immediate past chairman, Md Jahurul Haque, ended earlier this month.

"I have taken the responsibility of a sector in which over 16 crore people are involved. So, my commitment would be serving the people to advance the government's Digital Bangladesh goal," Sikder told The Daily Star yesterday.

The government also appointed Abu Syed Dilzar Hossain, former senior district judge and session judge, as a BTRC commissioner for three years.