bdNOG21 Conference

bdNOG21 Conference

(Published on march 12th, 2026)

bdNOG21 Conference & Technical Workshops
Workshops: 6th – 8th May 2026
Conference: 9th May 2026
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Conference: Saturday, 9th May 2026

Location: Le Meridien, Dhaka

Time Details
Session 1
9.30am–11.00am
Operational Network – I
9.30am–10.00am Zero Trust Architecture for IoT and OT Infrastructures to Protect ICS Networks
Sudipta Mondal (Smart Technologies)
10.00am–10.30am Automating Network Configuration Backup & Version Control Using Oxidized in ISP Environments
Tawfique Ahmed (Pico Public Cloud)
10.30am–11.00am What Your DNS Logs Say About CDN Efficiency: A Practical Approach for ISP Visibility
Abu Sufian (ADN Telecom Limited)
Break
11.00am–11.30am
Morning Tea Break
Session 2
11.30am–1.00pm
Operational Network – II
11.30am–12.00pm Data Center Networking & Observability VXLAN; EVPN; gNMI
Hasan Uz Zaman Ashik (Pico Public Cloud Limited)
12.00pm–12.30pm From Compromise to Resilience: A Practical Journey of Security Transformation
Mahedi Hasan (University of Dhaka)
12.30pm–1.00pm DNS query trends
Yoshinobu Matsuzaki (IIJ)
Break
1.00pm–2.30pm
Lunch Break & Prayer
Session 3
2.30pm–4.00pm
Operational Network – III
2.30pm–3.00pm From Maps to Resilience: Using the Open Fibre Data Standard to Strengthen Network Infrastructure
Warren Finch (Internet Society)
3.00pm–3.30pm IPv6-mostly Network Deployment
Md. Abdul Awal (APNIC)
3.30pm–4.00pm Managing Network with LLMs - Leveraging the Second Brain
Rakibul Hassan (Link3 Technologies Limited)
Break
4.00pm–4.30pm
Afternoon Tea Break
Plenary Session
4.30pm–6.45pm
Closing Remarks
4.30pm–4.40pm bdNOG Secretary Speech
Barkatul Alam Biplob
Head of Operations, Alo Communications Ltd
4.40pm–4.50pm bdNOG Trustee Chair
4.50pm–5.20pm Keynote Speech:
From Reactive to Autonomous Networks: AIOps for Scalable Internet Infrastructure in Bangladesh

Md. Manirul Islam
Director, Institute of Continuing Education
Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE, AIUB
5.20pm–6.00pm Panel Discussion On Positioning Bangladesh as a Regional Hub for Major IXPs
6.00pm Invitation to Distinguished Guests to Take Their Seats on the Dais
6.05pm–6.45pm ISPAB Secretary General Speech
Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan

Co-Host Speech
Mohammed Aminul Hakim
President, ISPAB

bdNOG President Speech / bdNOG Trustee Chair

Special Guest Speech
Dr. Md Razzaqui Islam
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Commerce & Director, BPC

Chief Guest Speech
Maj Gen Md Emdad Ul Bari, OSP, ndc, psc, te (retd)
Chairman
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

bdNOG EC Orientation

Thanksgiving and Distribution of Memento to Sponsors
6.45pm–7.00pm Magrib Prayer
7.00pm–8.30pm Way to Gala Dinner

Workshops: 6th – 8th May 2026

Location: Le Meridien,Dhaka

Time: 9:00A.M.-6.00P.M.

IPv6 and Routing Best Practices IXP Development Workshop Advanced BGP with Mikrotik
Instructors:
Awal Haolader, APNIC
Abu Sufian, APNIC CT
Shaila Sharmin, Prime Bank PLC
Instructors:
Warren Finch, ISOC
Md. Rafeeun Noby Babir, Summit NIX
Md. Belal Hossain, Begum Rokeya University
Instructors:
Mahbub Hasan Pavel, Amber IT
Imam Hasan Raza, University of Dhaka
AKM Jahangir (One Sky Communications Limited)
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