Dhaka, April 27 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday told Parliament that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) continues its investigation into alleged anomalies in the Tk 3,825-crore Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) project.

"A project was implemented for the period of July 2018 to June 2024 at an estimated cost of Tk 3825.34 crore for procurement of 1.5 lakh EVMs under the Election Commission Secretariat," he said, UNB reports.

The minister said this, replying to a scripted question from treasury bench lawmaker Md. Shamsur Rahman Simul Biswas (Pabna-5).

Earlier, the parliamentary session resumed at 3:00pm with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair.

The LG...