Sangsad Bhaban, April 27 (BSS) — Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today informed parliament that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating alleged anomalies in the Tk 3,825-crore Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) project.  

Replying to a question from treasury bench lawmaker Md. Shamsur Rahman Simul Biswas (Pabna-5), the minister said the project was implemented between July 2018 and June 2024 to procure 1.5 lakh EVMs under the Election Commission Secretariat.  

He noted that the project was completed in June 2024 and the Project Completion Report (PCR) was sent to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division in May 2025, but the evaluation report has not yet been received.  

“Audit objections regarding the EVM project have been raised by the audit directorate, which remain unresolved. An investigation is underway under the Anti-Corruption Commission,” Mirza Fakhrul said.  

The minister added that the Election Commission decided on July 10, 2025 not to use EVMs in any national or local elections. Currently, the machines are stored in various godowns, at Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF), and in the basement of the Election Commission Secretariat.  

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