Published: 12:11 AM, 25 June 2026
'Four mobile operators owe government Tk 131bn'
Post and Telecommunications Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam told parliament on Wednesday that the country's four mobile operators owe the government a total of Tk 13,144 crore in outstanding revenue.
The Minister said the dues include Tk 59.54 billion from state-owned Teletalk, Tk 61.02 billion from Grameenphone, Tk 6.15 billion from Robi Axiata and Tk 4.73 billion from Banglalink Digital Communications.
Bangladesh Satellite-1 posted nearly Tk 1.64 billion in profit over five fiscal years, he added.
According to the minister, the outstanding dues stem from various liabilities, including licence fees, revenue-sharing payments, spectrum fees, administrative penalties, contributions to the Social Obligation Fund (SOF), and claims arising from audit objections.
The minister said the recovery process has been prolonged because several of the claims against mobile operators are currently under judicial consideration.
