ACC finds evidence of flats for govt officials on land allocated for expressway project victims
The commission said a detailed report will be prepared after reviewing the collected documents
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence that flats for government officials are being built on land originally acquired to rehabilitate victims of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project.
The ACC's Enforcement Unit conducted a raid today (15 June) at the Bangladesh Bridge Authority's Setu Bhaban office in the capital's Banani, ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam confirmed to The Business Standard.
According to the ACC, 40 acres of land were acquired under the 'Support to Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP Project' to build a rehabilitation village for affected residents. On that land, 1,344 flats in 12 buildings were constructed for the victims.
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However, the raid revealed that 280 flats in four buildings — Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, and Karnaphuli — are being constructed for secretaries and other high-ranking officials on 1.15 acres of the same land, even though they were not among those displaced by the project.
The ACC team collected documents from Setu Bhaban to determine how and under what policy flats for government officials are being built on land acquired with government funds meant for rehabilitation.
During talks with relevant officials, the ACC team found evidence of irregularities.
The commission said a detailed report will be prepared after reviewing the collected documents.
