State minister for posts, telecommunications and information communications technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday asked two officials of the directorate of posts, including its director general Tarun Kanti Sikder to leave a meeting as they could not answer his questions regarding mismanagement and irregularities of the office.
The junior minister made the order during a views-exchange meeting with officials of the directorate of posts at Dak Bhaban in the Dhaka鈥檚 Agargaon.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
135 vehicles out of 462 of the posts are not being used due to a problem.
Palak, at the meeting, wanted to know the reason from the director of the directorate of posts, Abu Taleb, about the unused vehicles worth Tk 69 crore, but he could not answer.
Palak then asked him and the DG Tarun Kanti to leave the meeting room and come along with all the information within an hour.
Later, DG Tarun Kanti and the official returned to the meeting after about 30 minutes with information.
Palak said that the directorate of posts was losing Tk 700 crore annually for not being able to use vehicles, service points, and even land properly.
He announced that the properties of the directorate of posts would be leased to private companies and an agreement would be made with them by this June.
鈥楢n anti-graft drive will also be conducted against officials of the directorate of posts,鈥� said Palak, adding, 鈥楬e will not seek any allocation for the office in the next budget鈥�.
He also said people were being cheated by the irregularities and corruption of the officials at the office.
鈥楾he action will start in July,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥榯he government is formulating a new law for the directorate of posts鈥�.