Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Allegation of throwing away about Tk 38 lakh into the water in the name of tree plantation programme on the occasion of Mujib Year has been intensified against the unscrupulous officials of Water Development Board (WDB) in Sirajganj and their recruited contractors.
Most of the money allocated for the tree plantation progremme was embezzled by the then WDB officials in collaboration with the relevant contractors after submitting several fake documents and bill-vouchers.
As a result, the objectives of the tree plantation programme mentioned in the papers and pen have not been achieved anyway except throwing the government money into the water, experts said.
According to the data of WDB obtained through RTI act, the then A...