Bangabandhu-1 will provide satellite television, internet access, and emergency communication services, as well as broadband to rural areas in Bangladesh, and will be operated by the newly-formed state-owned company the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Ltd, after having been led by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Committee (the BTRC) up until this point. 
Bangabandhu-1 itatoa huduma za runinga za setilaiti, mtandao wa intaneti, na huduma ya mawasiliano ya dharura kwa maeneo ya vijijini ya Bangladeshi na itaendeshwa na kampuni mpya iliyoundwa na inayomilikiwa na serikali inayoitwa Kampuni ya Mawasiliano ya Setilaiti Bangladeshi Ltd, baada ya kuwa imeongozwa mpaka sasa na Kamati ya Uratibu wa Mawasikiano ya Simu Bangladeshi mpaka sasa (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Committee - BTRC.)