GSM Association organized a daylong program titled "Telecom Policy for National Development" on June 15, 2013, at a city hotel. Posts and Telecommunications Minister Advocate Shahara Khatun, MP inaugurated the event as the chief guest. 

The program included two keynote presentations titled “International Best Practices on Telecom Policy Framework and Bangladesh Perspective” and “Legislative Review to Accelerate the Digital Transformation in Bangladesh” followed by panel discussions. 

The function was attended among others by Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mostafa Faruk Mohammad, MP, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Sunil Kanti Bose, MD. Abubakar Siddique, Secretary MoPT, ICT Secretary Md. Nazrul Islam Khan, CEOs of different Mobile Network Operators, Senior officials of the government and BTRC and analysts to discuss various issues, including uncertainty, ambiguity and non-congenial environment in the telecom sector of the country.