On June 8, BSCL met
with Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser
Sajeeb Wazed to present Bangabandhu Satellite-2. The Bangabandhu Satellite-2 preliminary
development project plan (PDPP) was submitted to the Planning Commission on
October 4. Following policy approval, the PDPP will be forwarded to the
Economic Relations Division (ERD) for negotiations with development partners.
In 2019, the Bangabandhu Satellite Company Ltd (BSCL) gained operational control of the first satellite.