22 GP officials sued over fraud in Ctg

A case was lodged against 22 officials of Grameenphone on charge of fraudulence in Chittagong yesterday.

H M Habibur Rahman Azad, a lawyer of Chittagong Judge Court, filed the case with Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rashid’s court.
The 22 accused include ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rajeev Sethi, former CEO Tore Johnsen, Head of Human Recourses Department and Director Sharif Ahmed, Technical specialist Ahmed Manjur ud-daula, Trustee Board Chairman (Finance) Kazi Md Shahed, member of Trustee Board Mainur Rahman Bhuiyan, Mainul Kader, Manjur ud-daula, and Head of External Communication Sayed Talat Kamal.
Taking the case into cognizance, the court ordered Officer-in-Charge (OC) of EPZ Police Station to investigate the allegation, said plaintiff’s lawyer Advocate Sheik Iftekhar Saimon Chowdhury.
Habibur Rahman bought a special offer from Grameenphone of 40 GP-GP minutes on September 20, 2012. After buying the offer the operator gave him a confirmation message after deducting Tk11.50 from his account. However, latter he received   a SMS (short messaging service) from the operator that the desired service would not possible to active but he did not get back the money. Then he informed the matter to Grameenphone but did not get any convincing answer.
“On March 18, 2012 to October 20, 2015 he lodged complaints three times with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) but all the attempts proved to be unproductive.   Again he lodged a complaint with BTRC chairman on October 20, 2015 but the BTRC did not take any action,” said Iftekhar.
“So, the victim filed the case against them for the fraudulence,” said the plaintiff’s lawyer.

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22 GP officials sued over fraud in Ctg

A case was lodged against 22 officials of Grameenphone on charge of fraudulence in Chittagong yesterday. H M Habibur Rahman Azad, a lawyer of Chittagong Judge Court, filed the case with Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rashids court. The 22 accused include ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rajeev Sethi, former CEO Tore Johnsen, Head of Human Recourses Department and Director Sharif Ahmed, Technical specialist Ahmed Manjur ud-daula, Trustee Board Chairman (Finance) Kazi Md Shahed, member of Trustee Board Mainur Rahman Bhuiyan, Mainul Kader, Manjur ud-daula, and Head of External Communication Sayed Talat Kamal. Taking the case into cognizance, the court ordered Officer-in-Charge (OC) of EPZ Police Station to investigate the allegation, said plaintiffs lawyer Advocate Sheik Iftekhar Saimon Chowdhury. Habibur Rahman bought a special offer from Grameenphone of 40 GP-GP minutes on September 20, 2012. After buying the offer the operator gave him a confirmation message after deducting Tk11.50 from his account. However, latter he received a SMS (short messaging service) from the operator that the desired service would not possible to active but he did not get back the money. Then he informed the matter to Grameenphone but did not get any convincing answer. On March 18, 2012 to October 20, 2015 he lodged complaints three times with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) but all the attempts proved to be unproductive. Again he lodged a complaint with BTRC chairman on October 20, 2015 but the BTRC did not take any action, said Iftekhar. So, the victim filed the case against them for the fraudulence, said the plaintiffs lawyer. Related News: Grameenphone reluctant to provide MNP services to subscribers(12-06-2015) DRU accuses GP of cheating(23-06-2015) GP seeks until Tuesday to fix problem(05-07-2015) VIPs SIM cards cloned(17-09-2015) BTRC to start auditing GP on October 20(07-10-2015) GP under renewed fire from telecoms minister(20-10-2015) GP deprives railways of Tk 81cr a year: CAG(05-01-2016) BTRC seeks explanation from GP, ADN, Agni(04-04-2016) Five GP staff among 11 arrested over SIM cloning(20-04-2016) GP denies, CID remains firm(21-04-2016) Grameenphone Go Broadband illegal(31-05-16) BTRC cancels GP-Sonali deal(24-06-16) BTRC brings allegation against audit firm(28-07-16) GPs illegal business(18-06-2015) GP ghost bills(28-06-2015) NBR seeks bank statements of Grammeenphone(04-08-2015) Telcos ride on fake ID cards(20-09-2015) Ministers vent spleen on GP service(15-10-2015) GP under ACC probe(27-11-2015) BTRC orders GP not to hinder audit process(11-02-2016) GP clarification(05-04-2016) GP, ADN, Agni submit explanation(20-04-2016) BTRC seeks explanation from GP, ADN, Agni again(30-04-2016) GP, Airtel to be fine(10-06-16) BTRC issues show cause notice on GP(14-07-16) BTRC fines GP TK 30cr(31-10-16) GP sponsorships breach rules: Telenor(15-12-16) GP has to pay Tk 30cr fine, says BTRC chief(27-12-17) GP gains, others lose revenue(24-01-17) BTRC rejects GP plea for revising Tk 30cr fine(26-01-17) BTRC directs GP to deposit fine TK 30cr in next 10 days(30-01-17) GP fined Tk 2.5 lakh for false ad(14-02-17) Auditing of GP BTRC extends deadline for third time (21-03-17)