Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb
Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb is a Bangladeshi author, columnist, technology architect and currently holds the title of Special Assistant with the status of a Minister of State. He is currently in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
Early life
Taiyeb was born in 1982 in Banduain village, Khila Union, Laksam Upazila of Comilla District. He completed his secondary education at Ideal School and College in 1997, and his higher secondary education at Dhaka College in 1999. In 2005, he earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He completed his MBA at the University of Dhaka in 2007.Career
In November 2023 Taiyeb wrote Bangladeshis Look to the US for Restoration of Democracy for The Diplomat.Taiyeb has worked in numerous positions and roles. Before starting his work as the special assistant to the Chief Advisor on 5 March 2025, he was in charge of the policy advisor of Co-ordination and Reform of Information and Communication Technology Division.
He is an author and columnist and has also been working as lead technology architect at VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands. He has also been active in the blogging community. During his tenure as the Policy Advisor of the ICT Division, several questionable and unnecessary projects have been paused and suspended.
Taiyeb has worked to modify the Cyber Security Ordinance in January and has worked to remove 9 vexatious laws that were used by the previous government to harass and arrest citizens.
Taiyeb defended new satellite internet guidelines on Facebook, asserting that they do not allow government-imposed internet shutdowns following a report by The Daily Star. However, The Daily Star countered his claim, citing legal provisions that enable shutdowns through local internet gateways, sparking public debate over internet freedom in Bangladesh.
Taiyeb has worked later on to ensure no government can shut down the internet legally, as relevant laws are being amended. He has also worked to launch Starlink in Bangladesh and made necessary changes to ensure that the starlink operations will not hamper data sovereignty. He has also worked to reduce the import duty on raw materials for e-bikes, lithium batteries from 80% to 1%.