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The NationalAI Policyis coming

The Information and Communication Technology Division has formed a 16-member committee from government, universities and industry to formulate the draft.

Committee members
16
Committee formed
2 Nov 2026
Draft policy due
15 Dec 2026

Where things stand

  1. 2 November 2026

    Committee formed

    By office order, the ICT Division formed the National AI Policy Formulation Committee.

  2. Now

    Formulating the draft

    The committee will formulate the draft, aligned with Bangladesh's national development priorities.

  3. By 15 December 2026

    Draft submitted

    The committee will submit the draft policy.

Further steps will be announced on this site.

The committee's mandate

  1. Formulate the Draft National AI Policy, aligned with Bangladesh's national development priorities.

  2. Submit the draft policy by 15 December 2026.

  3. Add new members as needed.

National AI Policy Formulation Committee

Listed in the order set out in the office order.

  1. 01

    Mr. Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan

    Secretary, ICTD

    Convenor

  2. 02

    Brig. Gen. Shafiul Azam Parvez

    Director General, BTRC

    Member

  3. 03

    Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun

    Director General, International Trade, Investment & Technology Wing, MoFA

    Member

  4. 04

    Mr. Sayeef Salahuddin

    Professor, UC Berkeley

    Member

  5. 05

    Dr. Md. Shamsuzzoha Bayzid

    Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, BUET

    Member

  6. 06

    Dr. Saifuddin Md. Tareq

    Professor, Department of CSE, DU

    Member

  7. 07

    Professor Dr. Shazzad Hosain

    Dean, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University

    Member

  8. 08

    Dr. MMA Hashem

    Professor, CSE, KUET

    Member

  9. 09

    Dr. Faisal Quader

    Adjunct Professor, College of Information (INFO), University of Maryland, USA

    Member

  10. 10

    Nomination pending

    Professor, CSE, MIST

    Member

  11. 11

    Dr. Md. Shahadat Hossain Khan

    Professor, TVE, IUT

    Member

  12. 12

    Mr. Habibullah N Karim

    CEO, Technohaven

    Member

  13. 13

    Mr. Mostofa Patwary

    Director, NVIDIA

    Member

  14. 14

    Mr. Raisul Kabir

    CEO, Brainstation 23

    Member

  15. 15

    Mr. Mohammad Mamun Or Rashid

    Consultant, Enhancement of Bangla language ICT project

    Member

  16. 16

    Dr. Md. Taibur Rahman

    Joint Secretary, ICTD

    Member Secretary

Read the AI policy draft

The draft will be available to read here once it is ready.