Nearly Tk 28,000 crore irregularities in local government over 15 years, report sent to ACC

Serious irregularities have been found in the spending of Tk 27,859 crore 91 lakh of government money in the Local Government Division from 2009 to 17 February 2026, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has informed the national parliament.

The local government minister gave the information on Monday in reply to a question from Fazle Huda, the member of parliament from Naogaon-3, during question hour in the national parliament. The question hour was held under the chairmanship of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.

In the absence of Local Government Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, State Minister Shahe Alam answered the questions of the members of parliament.

The local government minister said that a seven-member committee was formed to prepare an investigative report on whether any irregularity or corruption had occurred in the activities of the offices, agencies or institutions under the Local Government Division during the period from 2009 to 17 February 2026.

The committee reviewed 66 activities selected at random and reported that serious irregularities had occurred in the spending of Tk 27,859 crore 91 lakh of government money.

The report has been sent to the Anti-Corruption Commission for further investigation.

With the report sent to the Anti-Corruption Commission, the matter now awaits further investigation by the commission.