About Tk60 lakh in unspent funds from a 10-kilometre canal excavation project in Guthia ইউনিয়ন of Uzirpur upazila, Barishal, has been returned to the government treasury. The project was completed under the overall supervision of Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Ali Suja, according to a report published on August 7, 2026.

The government had allocated Tk2.57 crore for the canal excavation, the upazila administration said. The work was implemented by Upazila Project Implementation Officer Md Mosharraf Hossain under Suja’s supervision. After the work was completed and accounts were settled, approximately Tk60 lakh remained unspent and was deposited in the treasury.

Suja said the allocation represented taxpayers’ money and that proper use and preservation of such funds were a moral duty for public officials. He said the returned money could be used by the government for other development work. Local informed groups described the return of unspent funds, following completion of the specified work, as a positive example of sound public financial management and accountability.