Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Planning Commission has ordered the authorities concerned to take punitive measures as it moves to close a controversial jute mill project plagued by irregularities, unauthorised spending and unapproved land development.

The project, now renamed "Jamuna Specialized Jute and Textile Mill (1st Revised)," seeks to wrap up with an estimated cost of Tk 398.28 crore and revised implementation period from July 2018 to December 2025.

But the Commission flagged unauthorised land development, deviation from the approved Development Project Proposal (DPP) and minimal actual progress.

As part of the closure process, it has placed three strict conditions including fixing responsibility for unapproved expenditures and ensuring ...