BCL men go berserk for Tk 17.5m tender
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) went on the rampage and vandalised the Pabna Education Engineering Department office after failing to win the tender for work worth Tk 17.5 million in lottery. Executive Engineer of Pabna EED ATM Faruk Al Maruf said when the lottery led by executive magistrate Ganopati Roy started the local BCL men obstructed the process and tried to manipulate it in their favour. When the magistrate ignored them, the unruly BCL men tore the tender documents and vandalised the EED office, creating panic in the area. Contractors present during the lottery alleged that police played the role of mere spectators during the melee, according to a news agency.