Change of auditor in accordance with law: BASIS President

Members of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) are criticising the step to change its auditor firm without approval at the annual general meeting of the organisation, reports UNB.
The BASIS Board of Directors appointed an audit firm, Mijan & Co., to conduct the audit while a firm named Adhikari & Co. was appointed as an auditor later.
However, BASIS President Russell T Ahmed has said the interest of BASIS members is their top priority.
"We changed the auditor firm following the legal norms to protect the interests of the organisation. It was decided that BASIS should be audited by an audit firm named Mijan & Co. But when the company later shared their unwillingness to complete the job due to unavoidable circumstances, a company named Adhikari & Co. was given the responsibility for auditing as per law. Adhikari & Co. received the due NOC from Mijan & Co. in accordance with the rules," he said.
Russell T Ahmed said that if the appointed auditor was unable to perform duties for whatsoever reason, the company law of Bangladesh requires appointment of a new auditor.