Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A senior BNP leader has said that a future democratically elected government would revisit all major decisions taken in Bangladesh's ICT and telecom sectors, arguing that public interest, national security and investor protection must guide future reforms.

Speaking at a seminar in Dhaka on Saturday, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said the sector has suffered over the past 14-15 years due to questionable licensing processes and what he called the erosion of the telecom regulator's independence.

He said a new government would re-examine all large or sensitive decisions made by current unelected authorities to ensure fairness and accountability.

He stressed that domestic entrepreneurs must not be sidelined in a sector with...