The issue was raised at an Executive Committee meeting held at the BASL room at the OPA Secretariat over the weekend.

JICA engaged the team comprising members of the BASL late last year to conduct a study on bribery and corruption. The BASL has received a grant of over Rs 21 mn from JICA and, of that amount, over Rs 19 mn was allegedly divided among the five-member team.

However, before some irate members of the Executive Committee raised the issue at the May 11 meeting, two of the five recipients had ‘donated’ their share to the BASL