JS body recommends 3-yr warranty deposit from contractors for rural road projects

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives has recommended taking security deposit from contractors against a three-year warranty for rural road construction to ensure the quality and transparency of development work.

The recommendation was made during the first meeting of the parliamentary committee on the ministry of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday.

Committee Chairman AKM Selim Reza Habib presided over the meeting, while it was attended by committee members including LGRD Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan, MPs Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman, Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Sheikh Farid Ahmed, Selina Sultana, ATM Azharul Islam and Md Rafiqul Islam Khan.

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Secretaries of the ministry, senior officials, heads of departments and agencies under the ministry, and relevant officials of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were also present at the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Selim Reza Habib paid rich tribute to former president Ziaur Rahman, former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, and the martyrs and injured of the 2024 mass uprising.

At the meeting, the committee recommended taking effective measures to identify arsenic-contaminated areas across the country and implementing projects to ensure safe drinking water for affected communities.

It also recommended strengthening cleanliness drives and public awareness campaign to combat Aedes mosquitoes and prevent dengue. upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) were asked to supervise cleanliness activities in their respective areas.

The committee emphasised integrity, diligence, freedom from nepotism and accountability in the performance of public officials. It also recommended introducing an online attendance system at the upazila level.

In addition, the committee recommended taking appropriate steps to investigate irregularities and corruption in unnecessary projects financed by domestic and foreign sources during the previous government.