Grameenphone has depositedanother Rs 1,000 crore in the second phase as part of the process of resolvingthe issue of BTRC\'s debt claim in the audit objection.

The operator paid the money toBTRC at 1.30 pm on Tuesday. Senior Grameenphone officials went to the BTRCoffice and paid the money in a pay order.

The GP deposited a total of Rs2,000 crore.

BTRC chairman at a virtualpress conference after depositing money. Zahurul Haque said, ‘It is a publicdemand. It had to be taken. This will benefit the government. This money can beused for co-operation. \'

Now Proper has anunderstanding. This time the relationship with Grameenphone will increase. Noobjection is being made to any of their dues. I hope Grameen will get what ithas,” said BTRC chairman.

Grameenphone CEO Yasir Ajmansays, ‘Pay-orders worth Rs 1,000 crore have been handed over. After depositingthe first instalment, I have received all kinds of support from BTRC. Ourequipment is very important, they have started coming. \'

Now, after the coronation, theissue of audit objections can be resolved through discussion, \'said the GP CEO.

Senior officials includingBTRC senior assistant director Zakir Hossain Khan also spoke at the virtualpress conference.

Earlier, in the first phase,on February 23 this year, the GP had paid Rs 1,000 crore as directed by thecourt. Then on February 24, the court directed to pay another Rs 1,000 crorewithin three months.

Now the GP gave this money.

Grameenphone\'s deposit of thismoney in the audit objection is part of the process of resolving the issue ofBTRC\'s debt claim. When the amount of BTRC\'s debt claim is \'settled\', then thisamount of Rs 2,000 crore will be adjusted.

After the payment of Rs 2,000crore in two phases, an opportunity was created to renegotiate the issue ofaudit objections.

In the audit objection, BTRCdemanded a total of Tk 12,579.95 crore from Grameenphone.

Of this, BTRC\'s share is Tk8,494 crore and NBR\'s share is Tk 4,08 crore.

Out of the Rs 7,494 croreclaimed by BTRC, the principal amount is Rs 2,299 crore. The remaining Tk 6,194crore is the delay fee, which has been calculated at a compounded rate over theprincipal amount