Speaker Bio
Major General Md Emdad ul Bari, OSP, NDC, psc, te (retd) joined as the Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in September 2024. He is a telecommunication engineer with expertise in military communications, microwave radio relay, electronic warfare, and cybersecurity. Besides, his experience also includes education management and strategic studies.
While serving as the Director General of the Systems and Services Division in the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission earlier, he spearheaded the nationwide biometric SIM verification drive, which was lauded at the World Summit on the Information Society of International Telecommunication Union.
Outside the telecommunication sector, Major General Bari served as the Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals, a public university; the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, a government thinktank; and the Chief Executive Officer of Sirajganj Economic Zone Ltd., a private industrial zone.