Petrobangla, the parent organization of the BCMCL, promptly suspended a few officials in this connection while the Anti-Corruption Commission started an inquiry to trace the corruption.
Barapukuria's coal-fired power plant suspended its operation due to the shortage of coal as an immediate effect of this corruption.
[2] The Geological Survey of Bangladesh, an autonomous body, discovered the presence of a coalmine at Barapukuria area of the Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district.
The government then invited UK based M/S Wardell Armstrong and China-based China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation to conduct a detailed study on the feasibility of mining in the area.
The state minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Nasrul Hamid MP alleged that the "entire Barapukuria mine staff" were involved in this corruption.
The commission also issued a letter to the emigration police asking them not to allow the four suspended officials of the mine to leave the country until the investigation is completed.
The sudden shut down resulted in irregular electricity supply to the northern region of Bangladesh that include Rangpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts.