Gautam Adani urges Bangladesh to clear $800 million power dues
New Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has called on Bangladesh to expedite the payment of $800 million owed by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for electricity supplies.
In a letter to Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the Bangladesh government, Adani requested his intervention to clear the dues.
In a letter, Gautam Adani wrote as per Economic Times, "The lenders have now been severe on us as we continue to meet our commitment to Bangladesh. I would request for your kind intervention in early liquidation of $800 million of receivables due from Bangladesh Power Development Board."
He said, “May we request for regular payment of routine bills as we continue with our commitment on supplies and in addition significant tranches be made each month to liquidate outstanding dues.”
Adani Power has been supplying electricity to Bangladesh from its 1.6 GW coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand via a dedicated transmission corridor since June last year. The BPDB reportedly owes Adani Power for the past eight to nine months of supply.
Adani emphasised the company's $2 billion investment in the state-of-the-art plant and transmission infrastructure, reiterating its commitment to Bangladesh's energy security.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
