Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday constituted a five-member high-powered parliamentary committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in the procurements of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) following media reports.
The report titled “Massive plundering (Horiloot) in procurements of parliament” was published in a Bengali daily and several online portals on April 19.
As the report came to the notice of the highest authority of Parliament, the Speaker formed the probe committee to look into the matter, said a press release.
The committee is headed by Whip and Member of Parliament ABM Ashraf Uddin (Nizan) (Laxmipur-4) as convener.
The other members are ruling party MPs Lutfullahel Mazed (Mymensingh-8) , Humam Quader Chowdhury (Chattogram-7), Jamaat MP Md. Saiful Alam (Dhaka-12) and NCP lawmaker Md. Abul Hasnat, who is widely known as Hasnat Abdullah (Cumilla-4).
The committee has been asked to submit its investigation report within seven days.