The anti-graft body examines alleged irregularities in equipment purchases, passport services and road construction projects in four separate operations.
The ACC its team inspected stock registers, purchase lists and vouchers at the Kamalapur Loco Shed following allegations of irregularities in the procurement of various equipment and supplies, said Public Relations Officer and Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam disclosed the information today (10 November). Photo: TBS
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The ACC its team inspected stock registers, purchase lists and vouchers at the Kamalapur Loco Shed following allegations of irregularities in the procurement of various equipment and supplies, said Public Relations Officer and Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam disclosed the information today (10 November). Photo: TBS
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is conducting operations at four locations across the country over allegations of corruption, irregularities and embezzlement of public funds, including in equipment purchases at Bangladesh Railway’s Kamalapur Loco Shed.
ACC Public Relations Officer and Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam disclosed the information today (10 November).
The other three operations are being conducted at the Bagerhat Regional Passport Office, Panchagarh Municipality and Lalpur upazila in Natore.
According to the ACC, its team inspected stock registers, purchase lists and vouchers at the Kamalapur Loco Shed following allegations of irregularities in the procurement of various equipment and supplies.
The team also physically checked stocks of engine oil, gear oil and other materials against the records. It found some preliminary discrepancies in the storage of goods and the recording of stock information in the registers.
At the Bagerhat Regional Passport Office, the ACC launched an operation following allegations that applicants were being harassed through collusion between officials and brokers, charged fees exceeding the prescribed rates and faced irregularities in the acceptance of applications.
ACC officials observed service delivery while posing as ordinary applicants, spoke to service seekers and collected and examined relevant documents.
In Panchagarh, the commission investigated allegations that bricks laid along both sides of the road from Chowrangi More to Baniapatti culvert at a cost of around Tk20 lakh had been removed just three months after installation.
During the operation, ACC officials inspected the road in the presence of an independent engineer and collected samples of construction materials.
Another operation was conducted in Lalpur, Natore, over alleged irregularities in the repair and maintenance of the Lalpur-Bilmaria-Durduria rural road.
The allegations include the use of substandard construction materials, failure to follow approved estimates and specifications, and collusion between the contractor and engineers to waste public funds.
ACC officials said they had collected documents related to the project and inspected the roadwork with the assistance of an independent engineer.
The commission will review the information and documents collected during the four operations before submitting detailed reports. Further action will be taken after the reports are examined.
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