Having completed the honors and master’s degrees in International Relations from Dhaka University and a postgraduate degree from the University of Sussex in London, Ali Ahmed Tahkik claimed in an interview with the media that his professional life was destroyed due to a politically motivated vendetta.
The former Secretary-General of Jamaat-e-Islami Ali Ahasan Mujahid’s son, Ali Ahmed Tahqiq, was forced to resign from his position as Relationship Manager in Grameenphone's Stakeholder Relations Department.
A syndicate of overzealous high-ranking officials at Grameenphone forced him to sign a pre-prepared resignation letter. It dismissed him without notice or any allegations, all within 10 minutes, ending his eight-and-a-half-year career. Although Tahqiq applied for reinstatement after the August 5 students' uprising, Grameenphone did not respond to his request. Instead, false information was spread, claiming that he had voluntarily resigned.
Attempts to contact Grameenphone's current CEO Yasir Azman for comment were unsuccessful, as he neither answered calls nor responded to messages.
At the time, Ishtiaq Hossain Chowdhury, head of Grameenphone’s Corporate Affairs Stakeholder Relations Department, was also dismissed in a similar manner on February 4, 2016, for opposing Tahqiq’s termination. Both Tahkik and Chowdhury applied for reinstatement after the new student-led government came into power in July, but the officials involved in the syndicate ignored their applications and avoided speaking to the media. Chowdhury said, "I opposed the forced termination of Tahkik and refused to dismiss him in this manner, so I was threatened and forcibly dismissed as well. I am now trying to reconnect but have not been reinstated."
Tahkik accused Mahmud Hossain, the then-Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Grameenphone and currently a BTRC Commissioner, along with Yasir Azman and others, of orchestrating his dismissal out of political vendetta and for personal and business benefits. He alleged that despite being a “Best Employee” and “Best Performer”.
Furthermore, the syndicate allegedly included Saiful Hasan, another officer in Tahkik’s division. Saiful’s brother, Obaidul Hasan, was a judge in the International Tribunal who passed the verdict against Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid. Saiful reportedly published the news of Tahkik’s dismissal alongside his father’s execution in 19 media outlets, including their photos, as part of the harassment. Several employees complained about Saiful Hasan’s abusive and threatening behavior.
When contacted, BTRC Commissioner Mahmud Hossain denied involvement in the incident, claiming that Tahkik had voluntarily retired with a 23–24-month severance package. Tahkik countered that the resignation documents were pre-prepared, and he was coerced into signing them in a small room under threat of termination if he refused.
Yasir Azman, the current CEO of Grameenphone, is known to have close ties with the Awami League and Salman Rahman. Reports surfaced of his celebratory Facebook post during the January 7 elections, deemed controversial. Despite numerous attempts, we could not obtain a remark from him.
