Cabinet greets PM, Joy on Bangabandhu satellite launching

The cabinet at its weekly meeting today congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ICT advisor Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy for successful launching of Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite-'Bangabandhu Satellite-1' to the space.

Minister for Post and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar and State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak presented a bouquet to the Prime Minister.

Cabinet Secretary Md Shafiul Alam said this while briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat here. 

The cabinet also adopted a motion placed by Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith felicitating the Prime Minister and Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed for successful launching of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 and becoming 57th nation in the world to launch satellite in the orbit, the cabinet secretary said.

Source: bss