An investigation committee has been formed following reports of irregularities in the disbursement of land acquisition compensation for the Dhaka-Rangpur highway four-lane upgrading project in Palashbari, Gaibandha. Additional Divisional Commissioner Md. Ashraful Islam has been assigned the investigation by the Rangpur Divisional Commissioner's office. The investigation will take place on November 17 at the Gaibandha Circuit House.
Officials and employees of the district administration's land acquisition branch reportedly paid 5 crore 56 lakh 432 Taka as compensation to a person named Monsur Ali by showing previously acquired land as acquired again. Locals alleged that a portion of the land had already been acquired in 1957-58, raising questions about the justification for new compensation.
Earlier, on April 16, 2025, SASEK Road Connectivity-2 project manager Firoz Akhter had sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha requesting to suspend the payment of the compensation money.
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