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JS body to consult PM to decide on BTTB bill

Staff Correspondent
Vhe parliamentary standing committee on telecommunications ministry decided to consult the prime minister before giving its final decision on a bill to legalise the caretaker government's action of creating two new public limited companies from now defunct BTTB.
At a meeting yesterday, the committee observed that the then caretaker government did not properly estimated the huge assets of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) while promulgating an ordinance creating the two companies -- BTCL andBSCCL.
"We will talk with the prime minister about the bill to decide the fate of the two companies," Hasanul Haq Inu. chairman of the committee, told reporters after the meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
He said officials of the two companies expressed their opinion about the bill at the meeting. "But we need to discuss the issue further as we could not reach a consensus on this issue," Inu said.
"Whatever will be the final decision, rights and facilities of the officials and employees will be ensured.” said Inu. president of I atiya SamajtantrikDal.
The immediate past caretaker government had formed Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) and Bangladesh Sub-Marine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) as public limited companies through the ordinance.
But the ordinance ceased to have effect on February 25. as it was not ratified in parliament within the stipulated timeframe.
So. the government placed a bill in parliament seeking to enact a law to continue the function of the two public limited companies.
But some members of the parliamentary standing committee yesterday opposed the bill, as the assets of BTTB were not estimated before turning it into public limited companies.
"We do not want to take liabilities of turning the BTTB into BTCL and BSCCL without assessing its assets," a member of the committee
told reporters, seeking anonymity.
Secretary of post and telecommunications ministry and officials of BTCL and BSCCL, however, asked the committee to take a quick decision on the issue, saying that the two organisaions are now running without any legal basis.
The meeting was adjourned until 3:00pm of March 16.
Meanwhile, the public undertaking committee of the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday directed the officials of the state-owned Jiban Biina Corporation to bring dynamism in its activities and expand its service.
Ihe committee also discussed irregularities and corruption that took place in the corporation during the BNP-led four-party alliance government.