Staff Reporter :
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has suspended four of its officials over their alleged involvement in bill inflating activities in a primary investigation.
The four officials are executive engineer Helal Uddin, sub-divisional engineer Md Raihanul Alam, assistant engineer Mujibul Rahman Bhuiyan, and computer data-entry coordinator Jasmin Ahmed.
Besides, 13 metre readers and one metre supervisor were also terminated from their contract for their alleged involvement, said top officials of the DPDC.
“We have taken action against them on the basis of the recommendations of an inquiry committee,” Bikash Dewan, Managing Director of DPDC, told journalists.
Final action will be taken after completion of final investigation, he added. The DPDC officials said all the 36 divisional engineers were sent letter asking to give explanation about their role in preparing the electricity bills which a large number of consumers said were exaggerated.
The consumers were receiving inflated electricity bills in last three months during the coronavirus period which was a public holiday.
