Dhaka, July 4 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has raised serious concerns regarding the government's proposed telecom policy, warning that its introduction ahead of the upcoming national election is both premature and potentially damaging.

Speaking at an emergency press conference held at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan on Thursday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party is carefully observing the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission's (BTRC) latest initiative - the "Draft Telecommunication Network and Licensing Regime Reform Policy 2025."

While acknowledging the policy's stated objectives - including streamlining licensing procedures, encouraging technological innovation, and ...