SC orders GP to pay Tk 2,000cr

The Supreme Court (SC) has directed Grameenphone (GP) to pay minimum Tk 2,000  crore to Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) from its Tk 12,580 crore.

A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order on Sunday.

If the Grameenphone does not pay Tk 2,000 crore within three months then the High Court order on giving Tk 12,580 crore will go, the SC also ordered.

Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Advocate AM Aminuddin stood for Grameenphone while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Barrister Khandaker Reza-E-Raquib stood for BTRC.

On October 17, the High Court issued a two-month injunction on the BTRC’s move to realise money from Grameenphone.  Later, BTRC filed a petition seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued an injunction on its move.

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