DHAKA, Dec 3, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against six individuals, including former chairmen and commissioners of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), for allegedly causing a financial loss of Tk 9,010 crore to the government.

Six former BTRC executives—former chairmen Sunil Kanti Bose and Dr Shahjahan Mahmud, former vice chairman Brig Gen (Retd) Md Ahsan Habib Khan, and former commissioners Md Jahurul Haque, Md Rezaul Kader, and Md Aminul Hasan have been accused in the case. 

The case has been filed under sections 409/418 of the Penal Code, section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

According to the case details, the accused abused their official powers, committed criminal breach of trust, and provided unlawful financial benefits to others at the expense of the government. 

The information was confirmed today by Md. Akhtarul Islam, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department at the ACC head office.

According to the complaint, the accused officials, while in office between October 2015 and January 2018, illegally continued the experimental call termination rate and revenue-sharing structure for international gateway operators without government approval, which caused massive revenue losses to the state.

From September 18, 2014, to September 30, 2015, the experimental call termination rate was set at US$0.03 per minute. However, the accused allegedly violated regulations by extending the rate at US$0.015 per minute for an additional 28 months. 

At the same time, the government's revenue-sharing portion remained at 40% instead of 51.75%, and the share of OAD operators was kept at 20% instead of 13.25%.

The complaint outlines losses in three phases due to these decisions. 

Around Tk 383.74 lost due to changes in the revenue-sharing rate while around Tk 2,942 crore lost because of the reduced international call termination rate. Over Tk 5,685 crore in foreign income lost as foreign currency was not brought into the country at the mandated rate.

In total, the government sustained a financial loss of over Tk 9,010 crore.