Bangladesh, Oct. 25 -- The dispute between the country's two leading telecom operators---the Grameenphone and the Robi--- and the sector regulator over unpaid 'audit-claims' has lately turned nastier.

The government in an unprecedented move decided to appoint administrators for both the telecom companies when a few government leaders were talking about out-of-court settlement of the dispute over audit claims worth over Tk 134 billion.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has been claiming the amount following two separate audits carried out by it in 2016.

Until recently both sides were engaged in war of words and court battles. But the move to push government administrators has added a new dimension to the dispute.

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