Formation | 2014 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Mailing Operator and Courier Services Licensing Authority (Bengali: মেইলিং অপারেটর ও কুরিয়ার সার্ভিস লাইসেন্সিং কর্তৃপক্ষ) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency responsible for regulating mail and courier services in Bangladesh.[1][2] It is under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.[3]
History
The government of Bangladesh passed Mailing Operator and Courier Service Rules on 11 November 2013.[4] Mailing Operator and Courier Services Licensing Authority was established in February 2014 with Dileep Kumar Das as its chairperson.[4]
In December 2020, 75 out of 1000 courier operators had taken a license from the Mailing Operator and Courier Services Licensing Authority and only half the members of Courier Service Association of Bangladesh had taken license from the authority.[5]
References
- ^ "No agency exists to police package delivery operators". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2020-12-18). "Give couriers access to NID server". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "How are courier service providers operating?". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ a b "Regulator set up for courier business - 3367.php-01-02". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Courier service companies to be punished for unlicensed operations". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-07-26.