South Korean Hyundai Rotem Company has supplied 10 locomotives to Bangladesh Railway deviating from some clauses of the contract, a probe committee has found.
The three-member committee, led by an additional secretary of the railways ministry, has blamed Hyundai and a firm hired by BR for the pre-shipment inspection for this, three people who are aware of the probe findings told The Daily Star.
The committee has recently submitted its report to the ministry and a meeting in this regard, chaired by Railways Secretary Salim Reza, was held at the Rail Bhaban yesterday. A representative from Hyundai was also present.
At the meeting, the secretary informed the participants about the probe findings and formed a technical committee led by Mohammad Hassan Mansur, the previous director of the project, to find a solution.