, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space of Italy to enhance the country's capacity in Earth Observation (EO) systems and expand the use of satellite imagery.

The MoU was signed at the conference room of the Posts and Telecommunications Division at the Secretariat in the presence of Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser and Antonio Alessandro, Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh.

Under the MoU both organisations will collaborate on local skills development, knowledge transfer, and pilot applications of EO data to support national priorities such as disaster management, climate monitoring, agriculture, and urban planning.

Faiz...