Karnaphuli
Tunnel Project planned trees across 78 spots, but the contractor billed Tk
49.36 crore against a Tk 19.65 lakh budget - 251 times the estimate - without
planting any trees until an audit caught him.
An Agamir
Somoy reporter inspected two of the 78 spots, finding 226 trees - mostly bottle
palm and Ixora (Rangan) - at two spots on the Patenga end. According to the Bangladesh
Bridge Authority, spending on planting trees in these two spots alone reached Tk
1,26,56,000 making the a...
