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SC orders Citycell to pay Tk 477cr

The Supreme Court (SC) ordered mobile phone operator Citycell to pay Tk 477 crore - two-thirds of its total dues - by September if it wants to stay in the market.The SC also upheld the High Court (HC) order that permitted the company to run its services for next one month.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order after hearing an appeal by BTRC on Monday.BTRC appealed against the High Court order on August 24. BTRC also formed a committee that will shut down Citycell’s network immediately after getting orders from authorities.On July 31, the regulator issued a public notice and asked Citycell subscribers to switch to any other operator by August 16; the government later extended the time till August 23.