BPDB's Tk 6 cr unrealised in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar Pally Biddut Samity (PBS) did not pay bill amounting to two crore 85 lakh taka, different government offices one crore 65 lakh taka while different private and commercial consumers one crore 71 lakh 321 taka, according to local BPDB sources.

Power consumers here face a chronic problem of over-billing and they have to pay much due to this phenomenon, consumers alleged. They further alleged that BPDB staff always distribute elecricity bills to consumers only four to five days before the last date of payment although the bills are issued one month ahead of last date of payment.

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Moreover, consumers fail to register their complaints as the concerned on-duty PDB official do not receive the calls .

This correspondent on March 10 visited the local BPDB office where he stayed for about 45 minutes and found all officers and employees including assistant engineer and executive engineer excepting five to seven staff left the office to attend the marriage ceremony of a Line Helper, also a trade union leader.