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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus-led intervening time government has granted permission to tech billionaire Elon Musk-owned Starlink to open its satellite web carrier within the nation, a switch which consultants believed is geared toward cajoling US President Donald Trump to roll aid his 37 percent tariffs imposed on Dhaka earlier this month.

Bangladesh greenlights Musk’s Starlink

In accordance with geopolitical and financial consultants, Trump’s exorbitant reciprocal tariffs may decimate Bangladesh’s garments sector, the backbone of its financial system, and to affect the US President to reverse his decision on tariffs, Dhaka has given the inexperienced signal to Starlink, the satcom company owned by world’s richest man and shut Trump aide, Elon Musk.

As per studies within the Bangladeshi media, Bangladesh Funding Pattern Authority (BIDA) has granted its formal approval to Starlink, which may now permit the Elon Musk-owned company to offer satellite broadband services within the nation.

Addressing a press conference, Ashik Chowdhury, the Executive Chairman of BIDA and Bangladesh Financial Zones Authority (BEZA), told newshounds that the approval modified into equipped to March 29, 2025, following talks between Muhammad Yunus and Elon Musk in February.

Chowdhury stated that following the talks between Musk and Yunus, Starlink filed registration with BIDA, and the company will soon apply for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) license. The NGSO license will doubtless be popular if are rules are followed and requirement met by Starlink, he stated.

The introduction of Starlink will considerably boost web penetration in a long way away areas of Bangladesh, and is anticipated to space off innovative changes within the nation’s business, effectively being, catastrophe administration and training fields.

What is Starlink?

Starlink is satellite-based excessive-velocity web carrier developed by Elon Musk-owned SpaceX which +makes employ of its satellite constellation in a low Earth orbit, handing over excessive-velocity, low-latency web to customers across the globe without requiring set up of cell towers. Thus, the manner wherein the satcom carrier works, it'll massively boost web connectivity in south Asian countries admire India and Bangladesh, in particular in rural and a long way away areas.