Staff Reporter :
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), an anti-graft body, on Sunday alleged that the government relief fund for flood-affected people had been used for ministers’ visits to different affected areas this year.
The Executive Director of TIB, Dr Iftekharuzzaman, said that they found instances of irregularities and corruption in relief distribution during the recent floods.
The TIB revealed its research findings on an observation of ‘Transparency in combating, preparation and relief distribution in floods- 2019’ at its headquarters-Midas Centre on Sunday.
The research findings showed that at the household level, 73 per cent said they got less than allocated relief, 32 per cent said relief was distributed under nepotism, 26 per cent said relief was distributed without considering household members, 23 per cent said their names have been deducted from the relief list, 17 per cent said it was possible to get relief even if the name was not listed, 17 per cent said there was misappropriation of relief, 9 per cent said there was inequality, and 7 per cent reported irregular monetary help. According to the study, TIB found lack of transparency and accountability as the relief list was made without field visit. Over 25.92 per cent said there was no system for complain, 92.24 per cent said they did not know about the amount of relief, 33.95 per cent said there were irregularities in relief distribution, 71.3 per cent said there was insufficient relief distribution after flood, and 48.32 per cent said they did not get any relief after being flood affected.
