Govt forms probe into fertiliser graft
Bangladesh government today formed probe into the corruption and anomalies in the fertiliser sector following a special series of reports in The Daily Star.
Amir Hossain Amu, the minister for industries formed the three-member committee at a meeting with some top officials of the ministry.
“We have formed the committee to probe the matters,” the minister told The Daily Star.
Earlier on Saturday, he directed the secretary of the ministry to form a committee to this end.
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The committee headed by Additional Secretary Sushen Chandra Das would start investigation soon, said a ministry official. The two other members of the committee are Joint Secretary Md Ziaur Rahman Khan and Deputy Secretary Md Aminur Rahman.
The ministry will issue a gazette to this end in a day or two.
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