The two others facing action are Soumitra Sarker, associate professor of Neurosurgery Department, and Ratan Das Gupta, associate professor of Nephrology Department. Sarker was the head of the team responsible for scrutinising the market prices of the equipment while Gupta was a member of the team. They allegedly inflated the cost of the equipment, which caused the government a loss of Tk 64 million. Addressing Barua, Mannan said his actions violate the 'Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979’ and amounts to corruption under the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 2018. He has also asked to inform the ministry if he would be willing to take part in a personal hearing.

Source: bd News24 October 30, 2020 06:45 UTC