Using bamboo in construction: ACC okays charge sheet against DPHE engineer, contractor

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today approved a charge sheet against an engineer of Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), a contractor and a worker in connection with a case filed for using bamboo sticks in construction work of a school’s toilet in Gaibandha.

On April 18, 2016, Md Zakaria, assistant director of ACC Rangpur zone, filed the case against contractor Abdul Khaleque and engineer Arif Billah Dakua with Gaibandha Sadar Police Station in this connection.

The ACC officials have found evidence of using bamboo sticks instead of iron rod in the construction work and misappropriation of money by doing so.

Based on the evidence, the ACC office will submit the charge sheet against Arif, Khaleque, Saiful Islam, a labour of the construction work, ACC source said.

Police arrested Arif and Khaleque in this connection and produced them before a Gaibandha court. Later, they were sent to jail.

On April 9, locals demolished the under-construction wash blocks at the school premises for using bamboo sticks instead of iron rods inside those.

Locals said contractor Khaleque started the construction work after being awarded it for Tk 8,50,000 as the lowest bidder on September, 2015.

Later, they stopped the work and demolished the wash blocks and demanded exemplary punishment of the contractor.