Dhaka: The probe report in connection with the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur that led to a crisis of coal at the Power Plant is set to be submitted within 15 days.
But details about the report are yet to be released.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday formed a committee to investigate the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine.
The Barapukuria Power Plant was shut down on Sunday night for an indefinite period due to a crisis of coal.
Sources said some 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal went missing from the yard of Barapukuria coalmine recently while the Coal Mining Company Managing Director Habib Uddin Ahmed and others have been accused of selling 1,16,000 tonnes of coal and misappropriating around Tk 200 crore through fraud and abusing their power.
State minister for power and energy Nasrul Hamid yesterday said that the ministry would file criminal cases against the guilty persons after receiving report of the probe committee.
