Engr made OSD for 'neglect'
Sirajganj Water Development Board (WDB) Executive Engineer Aminul Islam was made OSD yesterday for negligence of duty to protect Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment, WDB sources said.
Due to onrush of water from upstream and heavy rain, erosion took serious turn at many points on the western bank of Jamuna River and about 200 metres of Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment near Goyla Swashanghat collapsed on last Friday, putting the town at risk.
The higher authorities blamed WDB officials' failure in maintenance and monitoring as one of the causes of the damage to the embankment.
The ongoing work to repair the damaged portion of the embankment is yet to complete, although Water Resource Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen on Saturday said the work would complete by 48 hours.
Several locals alleged a few pro-Awami League contractors with the connivance of some WDB officials are engaged in misappropriating money in the name of emergency work at the damaged portion of the embankment.
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