BOGURA, Apr 07 (UNB): Sanjay Kumar Mahant, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Dhunat in Bogura, has allegedly handed over 221 sacks of date-expired government relief supplies for distribution to upazila chairman.
The relief goods were from the 2021 'Prime Minister's Gift.' Before leaving his office on Thursday, the UNO handed them over to upazila chairman and Awami League leader Abdul Hai Khokon.
On March 07, the UNO was transferred from Bogura's Dhunat upazila to Rajshahi's Godagari upazila, according to the upazila administration.
His final day of work at Dhunat upazila was last Thursday, April 6th.
Around 3:00 pm on that day, workers from the UNO's official residence delivered 221 sacks of food to Abdul Hai Khokon, the upazila chairman.
When the situation came to light, political figures and members of the media gathered at the upazila chairman's residence.
The government official has been criticised for wasting government relief supplies intended for distribution.
The relief supplies, which included rice, lentil, salt, oil, flattened rice, noodles, sugar, turmeric, pepper, and coriander powder, were found to be expired and inedible upon inspection.
The aid came from the Ministry of Disaster Management and was dated July 7, 2021.
According to Upazila Chairman Abdul Hai Khokon, UNO Sanjay Kumar sent relief items in his official residence by labourers on the last working day and provided an allocation letter dated July 25, 2022, signed by then Deputy Commissioner Ziaul Haque.
