Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday called for cooperation in rehabilitating the families of victims killed in the July-August student-led mass uprising and treating the injured.
The adviser made this call in separate meetings with the representatives of mobile phone operators Robi and Grameenphone at his office in Posts and Telecommunications Division in Dhaka, says a press release.
Nahid Islam, also adviser of information and broadcasting ministry, mentioned that the interim government was going through a transition period.
He said, 鈥業f the government can overcome this successfully, the country will turn around and new doors of possibilities will open.鈥�
He added, 鈥業f it is not possible then the country will go backwards.鈥�
The adviser said since the movement started centring employment, so generation of employment is the main goal of this interim government.
He called upon the mobile phone operators to reduce the mobile call rate and introduce unlimited internet packages, prioritising the interests and demands of the youth.
Mentioning that now is the appropriate time to work in Bangladesh, Nahid Islam said the interim government was interested in doing any work that benefited the country and the people.
He also stated that the government was continuing its efforts to improve the telecommunication sector.
Grameenphone chief executive Officer Yasir Azman said at present an affable atmosphere was prevailing in the offices of telecommunication sector to say anything, which was not there in the past.
He added, 鈥楢nything can be told now and feedback is available, which is good indication for the telecommunication sector.鈥�
Robi managing director and chief executive officer Rajeev Sethi said that in the past 15 years, various commission-based layers were created in the telecommunication sector, as a result of which mobile phone operators were depriving themselves of profits.
Robi chief corporate and regulatory officer Shahed Alam, Grameenphone chief corporate affairs officer Tanveer Mohammad and officials concerned were present in the separate meetings.