'We offered Tk100 crore to show our willingness for negotiation'The telecom regulator on Wednesday declined to receive Tk100 crore the leading mobile operator Grameenphone offered to pay out of its unpaid audit claims a day before a review petition hearing is due to resolve the dispute. The GP move came a day before a review petition hearing in the Appellate Division on the audit claim of Tk12,580 crore when the court directed the GP to pay Tk2,000 crore by Sunday. On January 26, GP filed the review petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, expressing that they were willing to pay only Tk575 crore, instead of Tk2,000 crore, by the deadline. “We offered Tk100 crore to show our willingness for negotiation. After running an audit on the Norway-based company, the BTRC in 2016 claimed Tk12,579.95 crore from GP in taxes and late fees accumulated over years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 19, 2020 16:07 UTC