The government has initiated a move to identify foreigners working with the mobile phone operators in the country.
This is to know detail information about the foreigners, said a senior official yesterday as the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Communication Technology has decided to serve letters to the operators within a week.
“Simply, we want this information to know the situation,” the official told the Dhaka Tribune.
Recently, Board of Investment has found some of the senior executives having tourist visa are working in the mobile phone operators.
The investment promotion agency is also aware that lots of foreigners are working in the country without having proper permit.
Industry insiders said the foreigners come and work here without permit from the very beginning.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission officials said they have nothing to do in this regard.
“BTRC has no authority to cross cheek the foreigners working in the industry, rather it is the duty of the BoI and the foreign ministry,” Md Sarwar Alam, director (media) of the BTRC said.
The telecom law does not allow them to monitor the issue, he said.
