Two government engineers have been penalised over irregular spending in the controversial Rooppur Green City Project, part of the residential facilities for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna. Sub-Assistant Engineer Md Shaheen Uddin of the Public Works Department in Pabna has been forced into retirement, while Md Alamgir Hossain, a sub-assistant engineer posted in Rajshahi, has been demoted to a lower pay grade. The Rooppur Green City Project, a housing scheme for employees working at Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant, came under public scrutiny in 2019 after reports emerged of hugely inflated costs for basic items such as pillows, kettles and curtains. Both later confirmed that spending on furniture and related supplies had been significantly overstated. Punishments were handed down after consultation with the Public Service Commission and approval from the president.
