Retired senior secretary Shyam Sunder Sikder has been appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
A notice appointing Sikder in the post for three years was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday.
The tenure of the previous chairman of BTRC, Md Jahurul Haque, ended on December 4.
His position and benefits under the new contract will be equivalent to the rank of a senior secretary, read the notice.
Sikder retired as senior secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division in 2019.