Khoka offers assistance to JS probe body
Friday, 28 August 2009
Dhaka city Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka Thursday said he would extend his assistance to a parliamentary probe committee tasked with uncovering alleged corruption at Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), a day after the committee alleged he was hampering their investigations, reports bdnews24.com.
"The committee can summon all the files they need to follow up allegations of irregularities at the DCC," said Khoka.
On Wednesday, Rahmat Ali, head of the parliamentary standing committee on local government, claimed the mayor had been hampering a probe into alleged endemic corruption within the halls of Nagar Bhaban.
He claimed the standing committee requested a room be allocated for the use of its probe body at Nagar Bhaban, the DCC head office, but the mayor had informed the committee's chairman in writing that no such room could be made available.
"It is unprecedented for a parliamentary committee to be allocated a room at DCC, but we will cooperate fully with the committee in its investigations," said Khoka.
"The committee can summon all the files they need to follow up allegations of irregularities at the DCC," said Khoka.
On Wednesday, Rahmat Ali, head of the parliamentary standing committee on local government, claimed the mayor had been hampering a probe into alleged endemic corruption within the halls of Nagar Bhaban.
He claimed the standing committee requested a room be allocated for the use of its probe body at Nagar Bhaban, the DCC head office, but the mayor had informed the committee's chairman in writing that no such room could be made available.
"It is unprecedented for a parliamentary committee to be allocated a room at DCC, but we will cooperate fully with the committee in its investigations," said Khoka.