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BTCL MD Alim finally made OSD

Staff Correspondent
Managing Director (MD) of V Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) Ashraful Alim has finally been made officer on special duty (OSO) after he was replaced by SM Khabiruzzaman bypassing company procedures.
The government appointed Khabiruzzaman on February 22 for a two-year term when Alim was on leavj. There was confusion aboat who would actually be the ME) of BTCL once Alim joined work.
Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, minister for telecommunications, on Saturday said, "Ashraful Alim has been made OSD. The government has
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appointed Khabiruzzaman as BTCL MD."
Sources said the government sent a letter to Ashraful Alim informing him about his new position. The letter dated February 28.
Employees of BTCL heavily criticised the telecom ministry move.
The BTCL officials apprehend the traditional politics is set to return to the newly formed BTCL through the appointment bypassing due process.
The officials say they are not against the government decision but are shocked to see Khabiruzzaman sitting on the MD’s chair before his appointment is approved by the board.
As per the Memorandum of Association of BTCL, appointment of the MD would be ratified by board of the company. Interestingly, till Thursday there was no agreement signed between
the new MD and BTCL.
The BTCL board even did not receive any official order from the government to ratify the new MD's appointment
Alim went on leave recently with permission of the board. Meantime, the government appointed the new MD without issuing any notice to Alim whether he replaces any other position.
According to the clause 37, 52 and 149 of Memorandum of Association of BTCL, any appointment of the company would go through the company’s board. The board has the exclusive right to appoint new MD of the company.
But Khabiruzzaman's appointment bypassed all of these processes.
Sources say the govern-m e n t appointed Khabiruzzaman considering
his political backing rather than his expertise.
"The appointment process of the new MD is nothing but a showdown of political interference," says a member of the board asking not to be identified.
The member adds such kinds of attitude may encourage politically biased employees to engage in corruption, which was significantly reduced during the last caretaker governmentrule.
The member terms the appointment what the BNP-lead four-party alliance government did through Hawa Bhaban.
The board members are also worried about how they would ratify the last few days' work by Khabiruzzaman.
Sources in the telecoms ministry say the appointment was made at a time when the secretary to the
ministry was also on leave.
Shah Mohammad Ali, joint secretary of the ministry, who was in charge, said the establish ministry appointed Khabiruzzaman. "We just forwarded the letter."
He claims the whole procedure is "transparent".
The state-run BTTB was made BTCL in July 2008 with the aim to run the company under private management gradually.
Talking to The Daily Star, Khabiruzzaman said the board is bound to ratify his appointment as it is fully government-owned company. "When it becomes fully private ltd company by 2010, the board will have liberty to exercise its power," he said.
"But before that the board will have to ratify decisions the telecoms ministry wants."