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Two officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) were temporarily suspended on Sunday following protests by over a hundred employees.
They are Amjad Hossain Nipu, Personal Secretary (PS) to the BTRC Chairman and Deputy Director of the Administration Department, and Mahdi Ahmed, Deputy Director of the Engineering and Operations (E&O) Department.
The protests, which began on Sunday morning in front of the BTRC office in Agargaon, Dhaka, were driven by allegations of corruption, partisanship, and irregularities involving the Chairman, Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, and his associates, including Nipu and Mahdi.
The protesters claim that Nipu and Ahmed, who were allegedly involved in student politics, used their political connections to secure their positions and subsequently engaged in widespread corruption.
Despite the suspensions of Nipu and Mahdi, no decision has been made regarding the resignation of Chairman Mohiuddin Ahmed, who was reportedly absent from the office during the protests, citing illness.
Vice Chairman Aminul Haque stated that the commission is considering appropriate legal action in response to the employees' demands.
The suspension orders, signed by Aftab Rashedul Wadud, Director of the Administration Department, cited violations of BTRC Employment Regulations 2022 and the Government Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018. The orders indicated that the dismissed officers would receive food allowances as per regulations, with the suspensions taking immediate effect.
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