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Tough action against the corrupt

Exemplary punishment needed


Bangladeshpost
Published : 06 Jun 2020 08:58 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 05:54 PM

Strict action is being taken against those who have been found to be involved with corrupt practices in the purchases of various materials for the health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The government has formed a probe committee amid a series of criticisms as physician leaders and experts concerned said that the matter warranted a thorough investigation. They were surprised at the indifference and wondered how the products, produced in and marketed from the USA, inside packets were changed by a Bangladeshi company.

They argued that the packets with N95 label were obviously printed in Bangladesh and suspected an ill motive behind it. Meanwhile, the company that supplied the masks, the JMI group, said by way of an explanation that it was a mistake they had made during the packaging.


The matter must be  thoroughly

 investigated as the mistake has

 put lives at risk


Such a huge matter cannot simply be brushed under the rug as a simple packaging mistake. The matter must be thoroughly investigated as the mistake has put many lives at risk. 

Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has also launched a separate move to unearth the routes behind the corruptions in the health sector. The ACC sent a letter to the health ministry asking for the probe findings into the allegations that low-quality products were passed as N95 masks to some government hospitals by a local company.

It is indeed commendable that the authorities concerned are taking the matter very seriously and an investigation will take place in order to bring the corruption in the health sector to light. These unscrupulous individuals and organizations are responsible for tarnishing the image of the government and the country. 

Based on the findings of the investigation, the government must take exemplary action against the corrupt individuals and organizations to prevent such incidents happening in the future.