JS probe committee dissatisfied with two projects

A parliamentary probe committee yesterday during its investigation at Chittagong Port asked the officials to submit documents of all purchases of over Tk  50 lakh in the last five years.

The committee also found some substandard equipment while visiting two projects -- Computerised Container Terminal Management System (CTMS) and Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS), confirmed the committee sources.

With the two, a total of six projects, including purchases of three container vessels, an excavator, an ambulance boat and a bay cleaner, which are currently being examined for alleged irregularities and corruption, involve around Tk  250 crore, the sources added.

When asked about the irregularities, CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed said all the procurements were done in line with the Public Procurement Rules, 2008, and investigations would reveal the truth.

The committee also visited the Karnaphuli river's capital dredging site. They were in a meeting with Chittagong Port Authority officials till filing of this report last night.