Nomination of Dr. Mohammad Farooq Ali Tarafder ACMA, General Manager, BdREN as member of Steering Committee of Asi@Connect!
On 27 Aug 2020, the online voting for the election of the new Members of Asi@Connect Steering Committee was closed. On the basis of the results of the election based on the largest number of the vote, the final steering committee members elected/nominated are as follows:
| Category | Country | Asi@Connect Steering Committee (Aug 2020 ~ Aug 2024*) |
Least Developed (LDCs) | Bangladesh | Dr. Mohammad Farooq Ali Tarafder ACMA / BdREN |
| Cambodia | KHIEV Samnang / CamREN | |
| Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs) | Sri Lanka | Roshan Gabriel Ragel / LEARN |
| Upper Middle Income Countries (UMICs) | Malaysia | Fazdliana Khodri / MyREN |
| Developed Countries (DCs) | Hong Kong | Gerrit W Bahlman / JUCC/HARNET |
| Singapore | Francis Lee Bu Sung / SingAREN | |
| Designated** | TEIN*CC | Louis Hyunho Choi |
| APAN | Motonori Nakamura | |
| GEANT | David West | |
| NKN | Seema Khanna | |
| CERNET | Jie An |
* Term of the Asi@Connect Steering Committee members is limited to a maximum duration of 4 years
**Under the Grant Contract, representatives from TEIN*CC, APAN, GEANT, NKN, and CERNET are included in the SC by default
BdREN is extending its heart felt congratulations to all Asi@Connect Governors and Steering Committee members, particularly to Dr. Mohammad Farooq Ali Tarafder ACMA, General Manager (HR, Admin & Finance) for being nominated in one of the allotted 2(two) slots from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It’s a distinction for all of us working in BdREN under the guidance of our Chairperson Prof. Dr. Kazi Shahidullah and Vice-Chairperson Prof. Dr. Dil Afroza Begum who happens to be the governor in Asi@Conect on behalf of BdREN.
BdREN hopes that Dr. Farooq with all his efforts and dynamism will contribute for the betterment of this industry and will uphold the image of BdREN in the community.