Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – The High Court on Thursday imposed a two-month injunction on realisation of Tk 12,579.95 crore dues from Grameen Phone (GP).
The court fixed November 5 for the next hearing.
A bench of Justice AKM Abdul Hakim and Justice Fatema Najib passed the order after accepting a GP’s appeal challenging a lower court order.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) claims dues of Tk 12,579.95 crore in 27 sectors from GP. Having failed to recover the money, BTRC on April 2 sent a notice to GP threatening to revoke its license.
Later, GP moved a lower court seeking a temporary injunction on the BTRC’s notice which was turned down on August 28. Later, GP filed an appeal with the High Court.
Advocates SM Amin Uddin, Sharif Bhuiyan and Tanim Hossain stood for the GP while Advocate Khandakar Reza –i-Rakib represented the BTRC.