Lesson 6/63 min
Post and telecommunications
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First postage stamp | Britain, 1840; the Penny Black |
| Philately | Collecting and studying postage stamps |
| First cellular phone | Citycell (1993) |
| Internet | Introduced in Bangladesh in 1996 |
| BTRC | Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission |
| Submarine cable | Connected in 2006 through the SEA-ME-WE4 consortium; the landing station is at Jhilongja, Cox's Bazar |
| SEA-ME-WE4 | South East Asia–Middle East–West Europe 4; a cable of about 22,000 km |
| Second submarine cable | SEA-ME-WE5 |
Watch out: One book gives Bijoy Bangla font as 1987, first digital phone 1990 and card phone 1992. These could not be verified, so they are not taught here.
Check yourself
Where is Bangladesh's submarine cable landing station?
At a glance
- 1
The first postage stamp was the Penny Black (Britain, 1840); stamp collecting is philately.
- 2
Bangladesh's first cellular phone was Citycell (1993); the internet came in 1996.
- 3
BTRC = Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
- 4
The submarine cable SEA-ME-WE4 was joined in 2006; the landing station is at Jhilongja, Cox's Bazar.