
Allegations of money embezzlement by showing bogus projects in Naogaon Manda.
Md Raihan Ali Manda
Upazila engineer Abu Syed has been accused of embezzling Tk 8 lakh from Annual Development Fund (ADB) in the name of two bogus projects in Manda upazila of Naogaon. Although the project documents show that the work has been completed, no existence of these projects has been found in reality.
Prasadpur Bazar roundabout under ADB for FY 2024-255 lakhs for renovation and Rs.3 lakhs for construction of new roundabout in Panjarvanga market have been shown. The two projects are included in the list of Upazila LGED office at number 34 and 145 respectively.
However, the on-site investigation has shown that no development work has been done at the two places concerned. Rakibul Islam, a local resident of Prasadpur Bazar, said, “No work has been done at the roundabout.” But something old political with waterThe poster was seen to be cleaned. But no renovation work was seen at the cost of 5 lakh rupees. On the other hand, Al Amin, a resident of Panjarbhanga market, expressed his surprise and said, “There is no roundabout here. The construction is far away, there is no sign of the work. Upazila Engineering Department said that the work of Prasadpur Roundabout is done through tender and the construction of Panjarbhanga Roundabout is shown through RFQ method. But who implemented the project?LGED officials could not give any clear answer on that matter. When asked about this, Upazila Engineer Abu Syed said, “After the tender, the work has been changed through resolution.” Currently I am training in Dhaka. He disconnected the phone saying that the details will be given in the meeting. In this incident
Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Akhtar Jahan Sathi said, ‘If the project is included in the list, the work should be implemented.I don’t know about this. Necessary action will be taken after inquiry.