The High Court has issued a rule questioning why legal action should not be taken against alleged illegal appointments at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
A High Court bench comprising Justice Rajik-Al-Jalil and Justice Md Anwarul Islam issued the rule on 5 March following a hearing on a writ petition. Barrister Shihab Uddin Khan, lawyer for the petitioners, confirmed the matter on Monday.
An audit inspection report sent by the Directorate of Science, Information and Technology Audit on 13 December 2020, revealed irregularities and corruption in the appointment process of 29 junior consultants to various revenue posts during the previous government’s tenure at BTRC.
The audit report detailed how these appointments were made arbitrarily without following service rules, recruitment tests, or proper procedures. Despite repeated requests for explanations, BTRC reportedly failed to provide satisfactory responses to the Audit Directorate and attempted to sidestep the issue.
Subsequently, even after the Ministry of Public Administration directed the BTRC Chairman on 16 October 2025, to take action, no steps were taken; instead, initiatives were undertaken to promote them.
In response, a writ petition was filed by Deputy Directors working at BTRC: Sanjib Kumar Singha, Kazi Md Ahsanul Habib, Md Zakir Hossain Khan, S.M. Afzal Reza, Md. Asif Wahid, and Md. Hasibul Kabir. The writ named the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology; the Secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division; the Joint Director of the Audit Wing of the Posts and Telecommunications Division; the BTRC Chairman; and the Director General of the BTRC Administration Division as respondents.
