Corruption, irregularities rampant in cooperatives bank, Milk Vita

"The committee members alleged that corruption and irregularities are rampant in the two organisations under the ministry, which provided several persons with jobs and loans violating the rules," said Abdul Mannan Talukder, chairman of the committee.

The committee asked the ministry to submit a report to its next meeting to clarify the allegations, Mannan told newspersons after the meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

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"If the ministry fails to satisfy the committee, we will form a sub-committee to probe the allegations".

A committee member alleged that Sayed Hafiz Mahmud, Dhaka district cooperatives officer, who joined the LGRD and cooperatives ministry as an officer in 1984, was fired from police department because of corruption the previous year.

Following the allegation, the committee asked the ministry to submit another report on the activities of the officer, Mannan added.

The chairman said allegations were also raised against Milk Vita regarding a tender of Tk 22 crore in its Mirpur office.

The committee discussed a project of Tk 107 crore initiated during the past government to purchase 600 trawlers, of which not a single one has been seen, Mannan said.