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JS body for probing frequent tender work awarding to same contractor

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City Desk  :
The parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges today asked the ministry concerned to probe how the same contractor gets the works of the tenders frequently.

The recommendation was made in the 21st meeting of the committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with its Chairman Rowshan Ara Mannan in the chair, said a press release.

In the meeting, the parliamentary watchdog asked the ministry to submit an investigation report in the next meeting with the aim of uncovering the mystery to this end.

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