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PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - Narrative (Details)
৳ in Millions, $ in Millions
Mar. 02, 2021
Feb. 20, 2018
Apr. 27, 2016
action
Aug. 13, 2015
May 18, 2015
BDT (৳)
sim_card
Apr. 01, 2012
BDT (৳)
sim_card
operator
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 26, 2023
BDT (৳)
Jun. 26, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Nov. 20, 2017
BDT (৳)
Nov. 20, 2017
USD ($)
May 18, 2015
USD ($)
Apr. 01, 2012
USD ($)
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                            
Tax and interest claim amount               ৳ 8,231,000 $ 74          
Interest claim               ৳ 4,307,000 $ 39          
Threshold value of other individual contingencies for disclosure | $             $ 5              
Total value of all other individual contingencies above threshold other than amounts already disclosed | $             205     $ 289        
VEON - Securities Class Action                            
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                            
Number of class action lawsuits filed against the company | action     2                      
VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited                            
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                            
Legal provisions | $             $ 8     $ 8        
NBR | VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited                            
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                            
Unpaid SIM tax           ৳ 7,740               $ 70
Number of random SIM cards purchased by NBR           5                
Total number of SIM cards issued           7,021,834                
Number of other operators that received notices | operator           3                
Percentage of exposure of the original demand           8.50%                
Assessed SIM tax liability           ৳ 7,620               $ 69
LTU | VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited                            
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                            
Unpaid SIM tax                     ৳ 1,690 $ 15    
Number of random SIM cards purchased by Review Committee           1,200                
Percentage of incorrectly registered SIM cards           4.83%                
Number of SIM cards incorrectly issued         6,887,633                  
SIM tax payable on incorrectly issued SIM cards         ৳ 5,320               $ 48  
Percentage of SIM tax deposited 10.00% 10.00%   10.00%