The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Sunday at its 12th meeting asked the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to ensure transparency and accountability in terms of approving tenders for government works, reports BSS.
Committee chairman M Rustam Ali Farazi presided over the meeting, said aministry press release. The meeting was attended by committee members Abul Kalam Azad, M Afsarul Amin, M Shahiduzzaman Sarker, RAM UbaydulMuqtadir, Jahirul Haq Bhuiyan Mohon, Ahsanul Islam Titu, Mustafa Lutfullah, Wasika Ayesha Khan and Md Jahidur Rahman, among others.
The committee recommended the ministry for ensuring transparency and accountability in tenders as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption. The committee members urged the citizens to unite against corruption and irregularities for a speedy development of the country, the release added.
The parliamentary watchdog elaborately discussed the seven reports of objection regarding the audit reports of the 2011-12 fiscal of the Department of Public Works under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. The committee finalized decisions regarding the settlement of twoobjection reports among the seven. The Committee made a decision to take legal action according to therulesagainst people involved in financial corruption. The committee decided to collect compensation soon as possible and to bemore careful while executing contracts in future.
