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ICT Policy Advocate

Reyad Hasnain.

Telecom strategist. Digital economy thought leader. Public voice.

Two decades of building telecoms and arguing the policy that surrounds them — across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. Today, making the case that ICT can be the next RMG for Bangladesh.

Reyad Hasnain — portrait
MD · Smart Lab Bangladesh Dhaka
Track record

"€11.2M+ in negotiated telecom deals across two continents."

Just announced

Smart Lab crosses into Nepal.

20+
Years global executive experience
Asia · Africa · Europe · North America
€11.2M+
Telecom infrastructure deals closed
Negotiated and executed at NSN
100%
YoY revenue growth delivered
Across emerging-market portfolios
3
Global telecom companies led
Comviva · NSN · Siemens
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What Reyad does

Three pillars, one body of work.

Twenty years of operating telecom businesses in real emerging markets, twelve years of public commentary on the policy that surrounds them, and an active executive role at the heart of Bangladesh's ICT sector — three reinforcing strands of the same argument.

01 / 03
Public voice

The commentator the press calls.

Op-eds in Bangladesh's leading dailies and regular policy commentary on national television. The voice editors and producers reach for when the question is telecom, MFS, AI, or the digital economy.

  • Op-Eds: The Daily Star, The Financial Express, Daily Sun, Dhaka Tribune.
  • Television: Channel 24, ETV, Independent TV, 71 TV.
  • Six published op-eds; two on-record TV interviews.
See the writing & TV
02 / 03
Policy

Reform that scales ICT exports.

Modernising telecom and digital regulation to unlock investment, attract global technology capital, and let Bangladesh compete in the global IT-enabled services market.

  • Twelve years of op-eds in The Daily Star, Financial Express, Daily Sun.
  • Five concrete policy priorities — regulation, inclusion, skills, AI, sovereignty.
  • The argument: ICT can be Bangladesh's next RMG.
See the five priorities
03 / 03
Industry

Operator who has shipped at scale.

Twenty years of building telecoms in real emerging markets — across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. Smart Lab, Mahindra Comviva, Nokia Siemens Networks, Siemens.

  • €11.2M+ in negotiated telecom infrastructure deals at NSN.
  • Led nationwide mobile financial service expansion at Comviva.
  • 100% YoY revenue growth across emerging-market portfolios.
Read the career timeline
In the news

Smart Lab & Reyad Hasnain, in the headlines.

Press coverage across Bangladesh's leading dailies — from Mahindra Comviva and the Dhaka Motor Show to Smart Lab's expansion into Nepal. Click any story to view the original coverage.

Latest

লোডশেডিং থেকে লোড শিফটিং — যেভাবে বিদ্যুৎ বিল ও অপচয় কমাবে এআই

NTV Online's in-depth interview with Reyad Hasnain: how AI-driven load shifting, smart meters, and a national AI energy command centre could cut Bangladesh's power bills and waste.

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The Financial Express

Can AI help keep Bangladesh's lights on?

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Star News

জাতীয়তাবাদী আইসিটি ফোরাম সম্পর্কে বিভ্রান্তিকর ও গুজবনির্ভর সংবাদের প্রতিবাদ

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On air

TV interviews & commentary.

Television interviews and on-the-record commentary — on telecom, mobile financial services, AI, and Bangladesh's digital economy. Press play to watch right here.

NTVOpen

লোডশেডিং থেকে লোড শিফটিং — যেভাবে বিদ্যুৎ বিল ও অপচয় কমাবে এআই

Channel OneOpen

জ্বালানি ব্যবস্থায় নতুন হাতিয়ার হতে পারে এআই

Boishakhi TVOpen

বিদ্যুৎ ও গ্যাস সংকট মোকাবিলায় নতুন হাতিয়ার 'এআই'

Kaler KanthoOpen

বাংলাদেশের এআই নীতি — নিয়ন্ত্রণ নাকি নিজস্ব প্রযুক্তি?

The Financial ExpressOpen

লোডশেডিং ও গ্যাসের অপচয় কমাতে এআই — FE Interview

71 TVOpen

কারা ছড়াচ্ছে অক্সফোর্ড বিভ্রান্তি? — Ekattor Fact Check

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AI প্রযুক্তির ভয়ংকর অপব্যবহার — Commentary on AI Misuse

ETVOpen

ETV News — On the Dangerous Misuse of AI Technology

YouTubeOpen

বাংলাদেশের ভবিষ্যৎ গড়ে উঠবে প্রযুক্তির ওপর — Bangladesh's Future Will Be Built on Technology

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CEMS Motor Show Dhaka — Inauguration

Independent TVOpen

Independent TV — On Mahindra Comviva & Mobile Financial Services

ETVOpen

ETV Ekushe Business — Telecom & Digital Economy

NTVOpen

লোডশেডিং থেকে লোড শিফটিং — যেভাবে বিদ্যুৎ বিল ও অপচয় কমাবে এআই

Channel OneOpen

জ্বালানি ব্যবস্থায় নতুন হাতিয়ার হতে পারে এআই

Boishakhi TVOpen

বিদ্যুৎ ও গ্যাস সংকট মোকাবিলায় নতুন হাতিয়ার 'এআই'

Kaler KanthoOpen

বাংলাদেশের এআই নীতি — নিয়ন্ত্রণ নাকি নিজস্ব প্রযুক্তি?

Policy priorities

Five reforms for Bangladesh's ICT industry.

The argument behind two decades of writing and operating: ICT and IT-enabled services can be the next RMG. Here is what regulation has to look like for that to happen.

Speaking · Advisory · Media

Book Reyad to speak, advise, or comment.

Keynotes, policy panels, fireside chats, executive briefings, and television commentary on telecom, MFS, AI policy, the digital economy, and what Bangladesh has to do next.