The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has interrogated seven officials of Petrobangla as it opened a probe into the disappearance of coal from the Barapukuria plant, reports bdnews24.com.
ACC's Deputy Director and Investigation Officer Shamsul Alam interrogated them on Thursday, ACC spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya said.
The seven officials are Petrobangla's Deputy General Manager (Maintenance and Contact Management) Md Nazmul Haque, Manager (Coal Handling Management) Md Shoaibur Rahman, Manager (Production Management) Md Sayeed Masud, Deputy Manager (Maintenance and Operation) Md Mahbub Hossain, Assistant Manager (Production Management) Md Moniruzzaman and Assistant Manager (Coal Handling Management) Md Mahbub Rashid and Manager (Store) Md Didarul Kabir.
On August 13, the ACC served notice on 32 Petrobangla officials, summoning them to appear on Aug 16, 28, 29 and 30 for interrogation over the “disappearance of coal” from Barapukuria coalmine.
Earlier, the ACC put restrictions on Habib Uddin Ahmed, managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd , and three others from leaving the country.
Around 144,000 tonnes of coal, worth over Tk 2 billion, reportedly went missing from the yard of the mine.
On Jul 22, the disappearance of the coal forced the authorities to shut a 525MW coal-fired thermal power plant next to the mine to halt operations due to a shortage of fuel.
