Tk 23,000 almirah bought for Tk 96,000
ACC probe finds TB Hospital former, current deputy directors involved in irregularities
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A steel almirah typically costs about Tk 23,000 but authorities of the 250-bed TB Hospital bought 100 such items at Tk 96,000 each, according to an Anti-Corruption Commission enquiry.
The authorities also purchased 19 essential pieces of medical equipment for the hospital at exaggerated prices in 2018.
In the enquiry, the details of which were revealed yesterday, the ACC found that the hospital s former deputy director and current deputy director misappropriated around Tk 4.46 crore of public money in collaboration with suppliers.
ACC s Deputy Assistant Director Mohammad Shahjahan Meraz filed three separate cases yesterday against the hospital s Deputy Director Dr Md Abu Raihan, former deputy director Imran Ali, proprietor of Nirjhara Enterprise Afsana Islam, Promixco Limited Chairperson Mousumi Islam and propreitor of Ahmed Enterprise M