The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh, Md. Nurul Islam, has submitted 38 audit reports from various ministries and agencies to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon. Among these reports is the investigation into the widely discussed 'pillow scandal' corruption that occurred during the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s Green City residential complex. The scandal, first exposed in 2019, involved abnormally inflated prices for furniture and electronic items, including pillows purchased at Tk 5,957 each and additional lifting charges.
According to the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibli, the Prime Minister reacted to the report by remarking that such an expensive pillow should be kept in a museum. The audit found irregularities in purchases worth Tk 169 crore for the residential project, with several items priced far above market value, such as comforters at Tk 16,800 and bed sheets at Tk 5,936.
Senior officials including the Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani and Finance Secretary Khairuzzaman Mojumdar were present during the submission of the 2021–22 fiscal year audit reports.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৫ মে ২০২৬, ১৯: ৩৯ প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমানের কাছে পেশ করা সরকারি বিভিন্ন দপ্তর ও সংস্থার ৩৮টি রিপোর্টে স্থান পেয়েছে ফ্যাসিস্ট সরকারের আমলে রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্রের সেই আলোচিত ‘বালিশ কাণ্ডের’ দুর্নীতির প্রতিবেদন। ২
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