Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Former employees of Grameenphone (GP) on Sunday staged a peaceful protest in front of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) office at the city's Agargaon and submitted a memorandum demanding payment of their long-outstanding 5.0- percent dues and applicable penalties.

Advertisement The workers urged the BIDA to coordinate with relevant government agencies to ensure that the foreign-invested telecom operator complies with Bangladesh's laws and that the workers' lawful entitlements are settled through a fair and timely process.

The protestors said Grameenphone, as a foreign-invested multinational company operating in Bangladesh, is required to comply with the country's legal and regulatory framewor...