Tk 588.4 crore in fine - how many has been held accountable
A crime of this proportion should not only be restricted on paying fine. A process should be developed that allows the law enforcement agencies to get into deeper to held accountable those who were responsible
Five organizations - four for-profit joint venture organizations and one government watchdog. And among them, a total of 588 crore taka of fines. See the following news item attached at the end of the article. The four companies had actually done the wrong, and the government agency didn't do anything to right the worng. Actually, many would argue that the BTRC was actually facilitating the theft over the years.
While the fines are good news, it is incomplete.
Within these five organizations, how many has been held accountable so far? The companies has been fined. But how many of the individuals has been fined?
Punishment on the individual level may not be our main objective, but what is there to deter similar kind of abuse in the future? Can we at least know who were the responsible person in policy-making positions who oversaw this mess, had the capacity to make policies to avoid the mess, but didn't do anything? Again, to emphasize the point, we are worried about the whereabouts of those persons now - what new mess are they are creating now (either because of their incompetence or because of their dishonesty or both) that the nation will know few years later?
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Illegal VoIP
Tk 150cr fine slapped on Citycell
MD Hasan
Citycell, the country's oldest mobile phone operator, has been fined Tk 150 crore by the telecom regulator for its involvement in illegal VoIP or international call termination.
The company has already paid Tk 75 crore to the telecom watchdog--Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) -- and the rest of the amount will be paid within a short time in two instalments, BTRC sources said.
Citycell is the fourth mobile operator to be fined for their involvement in the VoIP scandal. Grameenphone, the country's largest operator was fined Tk 168.4 crore, Aktel Tk 145 crore and Banglalink Tk 125 crore. In total Tk 588.4 crore will be deposited with the government exchequer as compensation.
VoIP made it possible to terminate international calls illegally as only Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), the state owned body, had the right to do this.
Citycell, the country's oldest mobile phone operator, has been fined Tk 150 crore by the telecom regulator for its involvement in illegal VoIP or international call termination.
The company has already paid Tk 75 crore to the telecom watchdog--Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) -- and the rest of the amount will be paid within a short time in two instalments, BTRC sources said.
Citycell is the fourth mobile operator to be fined for their involvement in the VoIP scandal. Grameenphone, the country's largest operator was fined Tk 168.4 crore, Aktel Tk 145 crore and Banglalink Tk 125 crore. In total Tk 588.4 crore will be deposited with the government exchequer as compensation.
VoIP made it possible to terminate international calls illegally as only Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), the state owned body, had the right to do this.
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