Viettel eyes 60% stake in Teletalk (Bangladesh)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vietnamese telecom operator Viettel has shown interest in a tie up with Teletalk, a Bangladeshi state-owned mobile firm. According to Bangladeshi Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, Teletalk has received a proposal from Viettel for a partnership; however, the talk of the deal has not yet started.

Viettel is eyeing 60% stake in Teletalk for USD300 million while a government committee is scrutinizing the plan to give a ‘positive nod’ to the sale of a majority stake to Viettel.