Padma Bridge graft plot WB submits final probe report

DHAKA: The World Bank handed over to the government its final probe report on the corruption plot in the Padma bridge project.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith received the report from WB Country Director Johannes Zutt at his Secretariat office Tuesday morning.

While talking to journalists, AMA Muhith minister said “I cannot say anything about the contents as I have yet to open it.”

It is not sure whether the government would disclose the report, he added.

The minister said he had given the WB approval for publishing the report on its website.

In the meeting, Johannes Zutt said the Bangladesh government can construct the much-talked-about Padma Bridge with its own fund.