Govt Allocation to 12 Public Hospitals
Huge anomalies found in quarantine expense
Anaet Shawon
26th February, 2021 10:38:17
Twelve public hospitals in the capital have misused and embezzled funds allocated by the government for quarantine expenses during the coronavirus pandemic.
The huge anomalies and financial losses have been found in quarantine expenses for health workers, including doctors, during a special audit.
The health and family welfare directorate conducted the special audit from September 9 to October 12, 2020 on quarantine expenses during the pandemic from July 2019 to June 2020 in 12 public hospitals in the capital.
The audit delegation has identified 63 types of irregularities and financial losses, an audit report said.
Irregularities galore in 9 public hospitals
Govt loses Tk 360.83cr revenue last fiscal
Anaet Shawon
9th January, 2021 10:00:55
The government has suffered a huge loss of Tk 360.83 crore as massive corruption and other irregularities were reported at nine public hospitals in the capital in the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
During a recent audit, the health audit department has found 84 serious objections, out of 95 financial irregularities, in those hospitals.
The audit has been conducted in Mugda General Hospital (MGH), Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital (SSMCH), Dhaka Dental College Hospital (DDCH), Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (SSMCH), National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Hospital (NICDH), Kuwait Bangladesh Maitree Government Hospital (KBMGH), Kurmitola General Hospital (KGH), National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Hospital (NITORH).