ACCs sudden drive in govt transport pool
BSS
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday conducted a surprise drive in the Department of Government Transport Pool on Abdul Gani road adjacent to Bangladesh secretariat upon receiving a graft allegation over the hotline 106, reports BSS. As part of initiative to ensure the rule of law at the public offices, the ACC has started conducting drives over allegations of corruption received by ACC hotline 106, said Director General (admin) of the commission Muhammad Munir Cowdhury.
A six-member team of the commission led by deputy director (DD) Wakil Ahmed conducted a sudden drive in the Department of Government Transport Pool following receiving an allegation of withdrawing extra money by showing fake
documents of expenditure regarding purchase and maintenance of the government transports, deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee told BSS.
During the drive, the ACC team has scrutinised expenditure budget of the public transport pool for the fiscal 2011-12 and 2017-18, vouchers of real expenditure and purchase related information, he also said.
Commissioner of the Department of Government Transport Pool informed the
ACC team that they are purchasing necessary things under the market rate following framework system.
The commissioner also said that the public money could be saved with strengthening the capability to monitor all the vehicles of the transport pool.
