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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 12:30
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ACC unearths massive corruption in transport sector of BTTB
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 22 (BSS)-Independent Banglades Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has unearthed extensive corruption in the transport sector particularly at the head office of now defunct Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) during the period 2000-2008.
Huge money was embezzled in the name of conveyance allowance of the officials and employees, fuel cost and maintenance of vehicles, said Director General (DG) of the ACC Colonel HanifIqbal today.
He said a team of the commission so far found that officials and employees at the head office of the BTTB (now transformed as Bangladesh Telephone Company (BTCL) embezzled the money bysubmitting false vouchers.
Around Taka 36.29 crore was plundered from the sector during the period, the DG said, adding that the commission team is continuing its inquiry into the payment of Taka 27 crore. The amount of total embezzled money would be much higher when theinquiry would be completed, he said.
The DG said over the years the BTTB showed average Taka 8 lakh as fuel and maintenance cost against every vehicle of its large fleet with as many as 104 transports, despite the board isentitled to use only 27 vehicles.
They board could procure a new car every year with the moneyspent for fuel and maintenance of each vehicle, the DG said.
"High BTTB officials even taken allotment of 500/600 liters of fuel every month defying the officially entitled 200 litersfor their transport every month," he said.
It was found in the inquiry that the officials and employees submitted false vouchers of Taka 25 each to withdrew differentamount of money depending on their positions.
A deputy director received Taka 2,000 as conveyance cost every week and an assistant director took Taka 600 while other employees took away the proportionate amount of money showing asthe conveyance cost for official work.
Huge money was embezzled in the name of conveyance allowance of the officials and employees, fuel cost and maintenance of vehicles, said Director General (DG) of the ACC Colonel HanifIqbal today.
He said a team of the commission so far found that officials and employees at the head office of the BTTB (now transformed as Bangladesh Telephone Company (BTCL) embezzled the money bysubmitting false vouchers.
Around Taka 36.29 crore was plundered from the sector during the period, the DG said, adding that the commission team is continuing its inquiry into the payment of Taka 27 crore. The amount of total embezzled money would be much higher when theinquiry would be completed, he said.
The DG said over the years the BTTB showed average Taka 8 lakh as fuel and maintenance cost against every vehicle of its large fleet with as many as 104 transports, despite the board isentitled to use only 27 vehicles.
They board could procure a new car every year with the moneyspent for fuel and maintenance of each vehicle, the DG said.
"High BTTB officials even taken allotment of 500/600 liters of fuel every month defying the officially entitled 200 litersfor their transport every month," he said.
It was found in the inquiry that the officials and employees submitted false vouchers of Taka 25 each to withdrew differentamount of money depending on their positions.
A deputy director received Taka 2,000 as conveyance cost every week and an assistant director took Taka 600 while other employees took away the proportionate amount of money showing asthe conveyance cost for official work.
