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
2 November 2026
Committee formed
By office order, the ICT Division formed the National AI Policy Formulation Committee.
Now
Formulating the draft
The committee will formulate the draft, aligned with Bangladesh's national development priorities.
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
Formulate the Draft National AI Policy, aligned with Bangladesh's national development priorities.
Submit the draft policy by 15 December 2026.
Add new members as needed.
National AI Policy Formulation Committee
Listed in the order set out in the office order.
- 01
Mr. Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan
Secretary, ICTD
Convenor
- 02
Brig. Gen. Shafiul Azam Parvez
Director General, BTRC
Member
- 03
Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun
Director General, International Trade, Investment & Technology Wing, MoFA
Member
- 04
Mr. Sayeef Salahuddin
Professor, UC Berkeley
Member
- 05
Dr. Md. Shamsuzzoha Bayzid
Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, BUET
Member
- 06
Dr. Saifuddin Md. Tareq
Professor, Department of CSE, DU
Member
- 07
Professor Dr. Shazzad Hosain
Dean, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University
Member
- 08
Dr. MMA Hashem
Professor, CSE, KUET
Member
- 09
Dr. Faisal Quader
Adjunct Professor, College of Information (INFO), University of Maryland, USA
Member
- 10
Nomination pending
Professor, CSE, MIST
Member
- 11
Dr. Md. Shahadat Hossain Khan
Professor, TVE, IUT
Member
- 12
Mr. Habibullah N Karim
CEO, Technohaven
Member
- 13
Mr. Mostofa Patwary
Director, NVIDIA
Member
- 14
Mr. Raisul Kabir
CEO, Brainstation 23
Member
- 15
Mr. Mohammad Mamun Or Rashid
Consultant, Enhancement of Bangla language ICT project
Member
- 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.