Set up of non-functioning machines in institutions, two numbers on wooden, names of culmination, desserts and goodies in Chinese language eating place memos, number of expenses with out provide of books and buy of equipment at extraordinary costs above the marketplace charge with out open smooth. Irregularities of Tk 42.52 lakh 94 thousand 360 have been discovered within the challenge costing Tk 119 crore 75 lakh, which is ready 36 % of the whole expenditure. This data has pop out in a file of the Audit Division.
The sort of image has emerged in Kazipur Begum Amina Mansoor Textile Engineering Institute of Sirajganj below the Jute and Textile Ministry of the rustic. On January 11, 2022, the Audit and Accounts Officer of the Industrial Audit Division, Bimal Krishna Mridha, submitted a file highlighting the wide variety of irregularities. He showed the file of irregularities to Jago Information.
Consistent with comparable resources, Begum Amina Mansoor Textile Institute challenge used to be taken up in 2016 on 5 acres of land to unfold lifelong training in Kazipur of Sirajganj, which used to be finished in June 2021. All over this time, a six-storey educational construction, two apartments for college kids, major quarters and a number of other different structures have been built. The federal government allocation for this challenge is 119 crore 75 lakh taka.
The Audit Directorate performed the audit on January 11, 2022 at the paintings of the challenge for the fiscal yr 2019-20 and 2020-21. 42 crores 52 lakhs 94 thousand 360 taka irregularity emerged within the audit.
Consistent with the objection file, substandard furnishings price Tk 3.8 lakh 77 thousand 407 used to be procured from Fancon Buyers via direct acquire means (DPM) as a substitute of open smooth (OTM) in violation of the foundations of PPR 2008 at a charge in way over the licensed charge within the construction challenge proposal (DPP). carried out, which isn’t felony. Because of this, essential motion has been advisable in opposition to the accountable individual.
On the identical time, 24 crore 51 lakh 18 thousand rupees had been irregularly spent on set up of machineries with out adequate operation and cost of one hundred pc of the expenses in violation of contract phrases and any other 14 crore 33 lakh 13 thousand 250 rupees has been irregularly spent on acquire of equipment, which within the audit file is from the individual accountable (challenge supervisor). It’s endorsed to withdraw from
17 lakh 8 thousand 995 for acquire of pc, 21 lakh 18 thousand 705 with out provide of books, 11 lakh 14 thousand 550 for honorarium, 4 lakh 14 thousand 652 for acquire of quite a lot of items through appearing pretend money memos and for no longer deducting VAT from quite a lot of expenses paid 6 Audit and Accounts Officer Bimal Krishna Mridha advisable that there was a lack of Rs.
Even supposing the challenge expired in June 2021, the solution of the audit objections raised is but to be finished. Even the involved events aren’t appearing any worry on this regard. Consistent with the audit file, it used to be no longer felony to pay the contractor corporate 100% of the invoice in violation of the phrases of the contract.
Former Top Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the establishment on February 14, 2022. Lately greater than 900 scholars are learning right here.
Bimal Krishna Mridha instructed Jago Information, ‘I’ve submitted an audit file in opposition to that group. Quite a lot of irregularities had been discussed intimately there. No additional audit file used to be issued after that. The file recommends motion in opposition to the ones concerned and restoration of presidency cash.’
Engineer Mohammad Sohrab Hossain, former major of Begum Amina Mansoor Textile Institute and present major of Naogaon Shaheed Kamruzzaman Textile Institute, instructed Jago Information, “Undertaking director Shahadat Hossain transferred me for speaking about quite a lot of irregularities and inconsistencies within the establishment. He dedicated irregularities at each degree of the challenge however not anything came about.’
The present director of the corporate, Engineer Nasir Uddin instructed Jago Information, I used to be no longer provide all through the challenge. I joined in July remaining yr. Then again, some apparatus of the group every so often has issues. We need to move on repairing them.
Kazi Sohel Rana, a member of the Sirajganj District Anti-Corruption Committee, instructed Jago Information that it’s certain that such issues of irregularities have arise within the govt investigation. If the audit file is right kind, there’s corruption right here. Now not best that, govt laws had been violated. On this case, it will be significant to take felony motion to convey the ones accountable below duty.
Undertaking Director of Kazipur Begum Amina Mansoor Textile Institute used to be Shahadat Hossain, Director (Management and Finance) of Directorate of Textiles below Ministry of Jute and Textiles. He instructed Jago Information, ‘I’m lately no longer within the Ministry of Jute and Textiles. I’m the joint secretary of the Ministry of Training.
He additionally stated that the challenge of Kazipur used to be finished in June 2021. The next yr a number of audit objections have been raised in opposition to me. I’ve spoke back them. Those are all lies. Audit officer’s activity is to object to the audit. It occurs in all govt establishments.
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