In this, the government building worth 5 lakh taka was sold for only 86 thousand 500 taka.  As a result, the government is deprived of revenue, but millions of taka have reached the pockets of the syndicate members.

After investigation, it is known that several days ago, the main office building of the Upazila Public Health Engineering Department was declared abandoned due to the expiry of its term. Also auctions were  taken to remove it.Upazila Engineer Liaquat Hossain and his office were given the responsibility to manage this auction.But he auctioned the government building without proper publicity. In this case, no government rule was followed. Allegedly, the auction notice was not published in the newspaper for wide publicity and dissemination. No notice has been posted at important places in the upazila town.Apart from this, no campaign was carried out on the mics. Nobody knows about the auction except the engineer’s own people. Therefore, the lowest price is only 75 thousand 800 taka .Besides, although 64 tenders worth 200 taka were shown on paper, the desired number of tender was not submitted. The government building was sold to Messer’s Bulbul Traders of Bogura at a nominal price of 86 thousand 500 taka at the office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer on (June 7), after only 4 tenders were submitted. It was said that later it was sold at four times the price and the money was shared.

Solaiman Ali, a businessman involved in the sale and purchase of old buildings, said, “Nobody told us about the auction of government buildings. So I did not get a chance to submit the tender. Apart from this, the issue of the auction could not be seen or heard in the newspaper or on the mices.If I had known, I would have bought the tender and submitted it and participated in the post.  And if we participated, it would have been possible to sell the government building at a higher price. The government would have received much more revenue.”