Privatisation Commission's rejoinder

The Privatisation Commission (PC) protested a news item headlined "Rupali Sale Off: Legal notice served on Saudi prince for $458 million" published in The Daily Star on December 13.
In the rejoinder it said, "To our utter surprise, the captioned report is unfounded, baseless and fabricated. No notice as stated in the report has been sent to the Saudi prince under the signature of Barrister Tofaelur Rahman from the Privatisation Commission. Such misleading news has created a lot of confusion in the minds of public. Moreover, Barrister Tofael has no authority to issue any notice to the Saudi prince on behalf of the PC."
It said, "In PC's letter there is no mention of taking action against the buyer, nor anything about discontinuing the sale process. The PC also did not say anything about 'breach of international norms'.
"Such an unfounded and fabricated report on a major national issue is undesirable, unwanted and unnecessary. This concocted report has already jeopardised our image at home and abroad," the rejoinder said.