ACC sues ex-BTRC chiefs over ‘Tk 91bn loss’

News Desk :

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted three former chairmen of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and three other senior officials over alleged unlawful changes to international call-termination rates that caused losses of around Tk 91 billion.

ACC spokesperson Akhtarul Islam said the case was lodged on Wednesday at the Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1, reports bdnews24.com.

He confirmed that ACC Director Md Jalal Uddin Ahammad submitted the case plea.
The three former BTRC chairmen, Sunil Kanti Bose, Shahjahan Mahmood, and Md Jahurul Haque, served under the ousted Awami League government.

Jahurul had first served as a commissioner before becoming chairman, and later joined the ACC as commissioner. He resigned in October 2024 after the interim government took office.
The other suspects are retired brigadier general Md Ahsan Habib Khan, who served as BTRC vice-chairman, and former commissioners Md Rezaul Kader and Md Aminul Hasan.

According to the case document, the officials altered the call-termination rate and revenue-sharing structure for International Gateway (IGW) operators without government approval, providing financial benefits to IGW companies and causing major revenue losses to the state.