National AI Policy being drafted; 16-member committee to submit by 15 December

Staff Correspondent

The ICT Division has begun drafting a National AI Policy, forming a 16-member committee of representatives from government, universities and industry. A dedicated website, aipolicy.gov.bd, has been launched to track progress. The National Cyber Security Agency shared the link on its Facebook page under the headline “National AI Policy is coming”.

Timeline

• 2 November 2026: The National AI Policy drafting committee was formed by office order.
• Now: The committee is drafting the policy in line with national development priorities.
• By 15 December 2026: The draft policy will be submitted.

The website says further steps will be announced there and the draft will be published on the site once ready. The committee may add new members if needed.

Who is on the committee

The committee is convened by ICT Division Secretary Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan, with Joint Secretary Dr. Md. Taibur Rahman as member secretary. Members include the BTRC Director General, a Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and faculty from BUET, Dhaka University, North South University, KUET and IUT, along with Professor Sayeef Salahuddin of UC Berkeley and Dr. Faisal Quader of the University of Maryland.

Industry members are Technohaven CEO Habibullah N. Karim, NVIDIA Director Mostafa Patwary and Brain Station 23 CEO Raisul Kabir. A nomination from MIST is in process, according to the site.