Dhaka, July 5 -- The BNP has raised concerns over a previous draft of the telecom policy, not the latest version, according to Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief advisor's special assistant on ICT affairs.

Taiyeb said on Thursday that the issues highlighted by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have already been addressed in the revised draft of the Telecommunication Network and Licencing Regime Reform Policy 2025.

Earlier in the day, the BNP held a press conference where Fakhrul alleged that the government was rushing to finalise the telecom policy and warned that the draft could hurt small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and local entrepreneurs.

"Upon reviewing the draft policy, we have identified some serious flaws that could...