Activities of Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to chief adviser, raise concerns over conflict of interest, executive overreach and violations of procurement rules. - The Daily Star/ANN
DHAKA: A special assistant to chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is pressing for a controversial 5G infrastructure project, despite an active investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission into alleged legal violations in the tender process.
Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, who took charge on March 5 with executive powers over the telecom ministry, requested the ACC to facilitate the project and asked the state-owned BTCL - the implementing agency - to proceed with equipment purchase, according to documents seen by The Daily Star.
