Fire extinguishers refilled without any tender
Sixty-four fire extinguishers at 250-bed Manikganj District Hospital were refilled without any tender.
Manikganj Public Works Department refilled the extinguishers at the eight-storied hospital building without any tender with the help of a familiar person, said SM Abdus Salam, sub-divisional engineer of the department, adding that they conducted the work for the last one month.
However, Resident Medical Officer of the hospital Dr Lutfar Rahman said he has no information about the fire extinguishers refilled by the Public Works Department.
Dr Abdul Awal, acting superintendent of the hospital, said none of the staffers at the hospital has required skill in using fire extinguishers.
While visiting the hospital, this correspondent found that new stickers were attached to the old extinguishers in every floor of the hospital.
Engineer Abdus Salam said no tender was called for the job.
But when tender will be called next time for refilling the fire extinguishers, the same person will get the work, said Salam.
Meanwhile, Executive Engineer of the department Mahbub Morshed Sohel was not available at his office for the last few days.
After this, despite repeated attempts, this correspondent could not reach Sohel for his comment on the issue as he did not receive the phone calls.
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