Excavator of the construction company is cutting hills to collect red hill soil at Udalbaniya-Jhongka Rajbila Road project in Bnadarban Dhaka TribuneThe road development project is estimated to be worth Tk1.89 croreInstead of using sand, a construction company in Bandarban is cutting hills to excavate red soil to construct the Udalbaniya-Jhongka Rajbila Road project. "Initially we were using typical construction sand but upon the instructions from our office, we started to excavate red hill soil from the nearby madrasa and paid them Tk10,000." When queried about the irregularities commited by the construction company, local resident Aunko said: "The construction company is deliberately using red hill soil despite the availability of construction sand in the area." When contacted about claims of corruption and irregularities, Bandarban LGED Executive Engineer Abu Taleb said: "The assistant engineer has brought samples of the red hill soil for testing. "After extensive testing, we have come to the conclusion that this red hill soil can be used for road construction."

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2019 05:48 UTC