Testimony in a case against mobile operator Robi Axiata by its former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mahtab Uddin Ahmed seeking Tk 227 crore in retirement benefits and compensation for his "wrongful dismissal" started on Sunday.
Plaintiff Mahtab Uddin Ahmed submitted his deposition in the court of Dhaka Joint District and Sessions Judge Alamgir Al Mamun and later the defence cross-examined him. At the end of Sunday’s proceedings, the court adjourned the hearing till July 25 as the defence failed to conclude their cross-examination, reports BSS.
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed filed the case on August 22, 2022, seeking Tk 227 crore in retirement benefits and compensation for his "wrongful dismissal." Apart from the company, former CEO Izzaddin Idris and Incumbent Board Chairman Thayaparan S Sangarapillai were defendants in the case.
According to the case documents, Mahtab filed his resignation letter on August 2, 2021, which was supposed to be accepted on October 31, 2021. Robi Axiata's board of directors in a letter on August 5 informed him that his resignation would be accepted without any condition.
Meanwhile, on October 7, 2021, Robi Axiata sent Mahtab a show cause notice over a financial deal signed in 2019. On May 22, 2022, the company notified Mahtab, terminating him from the job.
