.bd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.

Registrations

Registrations are at the third level beneath several second-level labels, paralleling the oldest gTLDs; registration is open except in the gov and mil subdomains, which are limited to authorized entities in the Bangladesh government.

Though online registration is available, currently BTCL only allows Second-level domain registration of .bd domain for only Bangladeshi citizens.[2][3]

It only allows the structure of websites like - example.com.bd, example2.com.bd. example3.com.bd; but not like - example.bd, example2.bd, example3.bd.[4]

Top-level domains

.bd

Though the .bd domain was introduced on 20 May 1999, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) started registering for generals in 2003.[1]

.বাংলা

The .বাংলা ("Bangla") domain was introduced in 2011[5]. The BTCL started the process of assigning domain names for websites on 1 January 2017.[6]

Second-level domains

Domain Extension Areas Registration qualifications.
.com.bd Commercial Commercial entities and purposes
.co.bd Commercial and general purposes
.org.bd Organization Not-for-profit entities
.info.bd Information Individual uses
.net.bd Network Restricted to Bangladeshi internet service provider's infrastructure
.edu.bd Educational institution Restricted to Bangladeshi educational institute, college and universities
.ac.bd Restricted to Bangladeshi academic institutes, schools and coaching centers
.mil.bd Military Military and military organizations only.
.gov.bd Government Restricted to government.
.tv.bd Broadcasting Organizations or individuals

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Mithu, Ariful Islam (13 October 2021). "Why no one wants to use the domains .bd and .বাংলা". The Business Standard. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "How to register .bd domain in Bangladesh - OGR Legal". Resource Portal | OGR Legal. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "BTCL | Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy". bdia.btcl.com.bd. Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome to BTCL Bangladesh Limited | Home". bdia.btcl.com.bd. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "IDN ccTLD Fast Track String Evaluation Completion". ICANN. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  6. ^ Ahamed, Shamin (5 February 2021). "Four years after enthusiastic launch, 'dot Bangla' domain label draws little interest". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.


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