5-member National Committee to review power energy deals

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Dhaka, Sep 5 – The Power Division has formed a 5-member National Committee, headed by retired High Court Division Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury, to review the contracts signed under the Speedy Increase of Power and Energy Supply (Special Provisions) Act, 2010, during previous Awami League governments.

The other members of the committee are Professor Abdul Hasib Chowdhury of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of BUET; Ali Ashfaq, former COO of KPMG Bangladesh, Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA); former lead economist of the World Bank Zahid Hossain and Moshtaq Hossain Khan, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of London.

As per a gazette notification issued on Thursday by the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, under the scope of work of the committee, it can collect information from any source and audit any necessary documents; may call any person or organization concerned to the hearing.

The committee will examine whether the interests of the government have been protected in the contracts already signed under Speedy Increase of Power and Energy Supply (Special Provisions) Act, 2010.

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources will provide secretarial and ancillary support to the committee based on the audit and make recommendations for further action. - UNB