Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to visit the country and launch Starlink satellite internet service in the country.
In a letter dated February 19, Yunus said that Musk’s visit to Bangladesh would allow the top US businessman to meet young Bangladeshi men and women who would be among the main beneficiaries of this leading technology.
“Let us work together to deliver our mutual vision for a better future,” Yunus said in the letter to Musk, reported state-run BSS news agency on Sunday.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited top US businessman and Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX @elonmusk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service in the country.#Bangladesh #ChiefAdviser #Starlink pic.twitter.com/6MQeYcUfjD
— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) February 23, 2025
“Integrating Starlink’s connectivity into Bangladesh’s infrastructure will have a transformational impact, particularly for Bangladesh’s enterprising youth, rural and vulnerable women, and remote and underserved communities,” Yunus said further.
The Chief Adviser has asked his High Representative, Khalilur Rahman to closely coordinate with the SpaceX team to ensure that the necessary work to make Starlink ready for launch in Bangladesh is completed within the next 90 working days.
On February 13, Yunus held an extensive discussion over the telephone with Musk to explore future collaboration and to make further progress in introducing Starlink satellite internet services in Bangladesh.
On February 14, Yunus took to X and posted: “Had a great meeting with Mr @elonmusk. We agreed to work together and hope to launch Starlink in Bangladesh soon.”
Musk replied saying, “Looking forward to it.”
