French company Thales Alenia Space expresses their willingness to build the country’s second satellite Bangabandhu-2, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says today.

The telecom regulator has signed a Tk 1951.75 crore deal with Thales Alenia Space, awarding the French company a work order for commercial and broadcast satellite Bangabandhu-1.

Bangladesh government has approved a French company for the making and launching of the country’s first satellite Bangabandhu-1.