Irregularities found in different projects

The committee found irregularities in several projects under the social welfare department including the rehabilitation of sex workers and the purchase of equipment for BIRDEM hospital.

Mozammel Haque, a member of the committee, raised allegation that a section of officials at BIRDEM hospital are trying to purchase a CT Scan machine at a cost of Tk 2,86,00,000. But its market price is only Tk 1.10 crore, he added.

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Mozammel Haque said the DAB cardiac centre, which was built at cost of Tk 60 crore instead of Tk 27 crore, is also not operative.

Another member of the committee said the social welfare department has not returned six vehicles to the transport pool on completion of its several projects.

Social welfare ministry is using one vehicle while officials of the social welfare department are using the others, he added.

The committee also alleged that the fund which the previous government provided to rehabilitate the sex workers of Narayanganj was not properly utilised.

After the meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday, Chairman of the committee Abdul Hye told newspersons "We want to probe the allegations raised at the meeting. We have formed a sub-committee to investigate the allegations. We are also not satisfied with the ministry's reply.''

Presided over by the chairman, the meeting was attended by committee members and officials concerned.