Padma Bridge 'graft': HC asks for progress report

The High Court today directed the cabinet secretary to submit a report to it by February 11 next year on the progress of forming an enquiry commission to identify the “culprits who made up false stories” about a corruption conspiracy involving the Padma Bridge project.

The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah came up with the order after Deputy Attorney General Tapas Kumar Biswas sought two months’ time for the government’s decision about formation of the inquiry commission.

During hearing a suo moto (voluntary) rule, DAG Tapas told the HC that the officials concerned of the government have held a meeting on December 5 about formation of the inquiry committee.

Earlier on February 15 this year, the HC bench ordered the government to explain why it should not be directed to form a probe commission for identifying the “culprits who made up false stories” about a corruption conspiracy involving the Padma Bridge project.

During hearing the rule, the bench on August 2 directed the government to form an enquiry commission to this effect.