Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Md Nurul Islam on Tuesday submitted the audit reports for the 2021-22 fiscal year to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

The reports were placed at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Secretariat in the afternoon, his Press Secretary Saleh Shibly said.

He said a total of 38 audit reports on different government ministries, divisions and agencies were submitted, covering both compliance and performance.

“The Prime Minister was briefed on key observations and recommendations highlighted in the reports,” Shibly said.

Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani, Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder and other senior officials concerned were present during the submission of the reports.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the audit reports were prepared under Article 128(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh and Section 5 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Additional Functions) Act, 1974.

As part of the process, a total of 38 compliance and performance audit reports covering 17 ministries and divisions, along with their directorates, departments, institutions and projects, were submitted to the Prime Minister before being placed in Parliament.

During the meeting, Tarique Rahman stressed the importance of ensuring transparency and accountability in public spending and in assessing whether development projects are achieving their intended objectives.

He also underscored the need to strengthen performance audits alongside compliance ones.