The interim government has decided to scrutinise the running projects taken during the Awami League regime to identify if there were any corruption and irregularities.

As coordinator the planning ministry will ask other ministries to send their documents regarding this.

The decision was taken on Monday at the National Economic Council meeting held at the planning ministry with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud briefed the reporters after the meeting.

He said that the allocations of the running projects, which were taken during the Awami League regime, are done by the respective ministries as their monetary allocation has been approved.

“What are the condition of those projects, are they in good condition or lying for a long time without any progress,” the planning adviser questioned.

He also said that these projects are not needed to come to the planning ministry as they got the approval from the ministry before.

“So we have taken a decision, the projects which are running from before (our time), these projects are not coming to us for amendments even, but they are with the ministries, may be they are running or no one is taking care of them or may be almost dead. We can take an initiative to search those running projects,” he said.

He also mentioned that big corruptions are going on in those running projects as these projects have their funding already.

“Because ECNEC already gave its approval, the finance ministry is disbursing funds against these projects,” he said.