Rajuk allots plots to 31 people on political consideration

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha once again allotted plots to 31 people, including ruling Awami League activists and government officials, at its Uttara housing project allegedly on political consideration.
The allotments were given from the already exhausted ‘reserved quota’ in the latest board meeting of the town planning body of the capital on February 28 following a housing and public works ministry directive, Rajuk officials said.
On January 30, the ministry sent a list of the 31 people asking Rajuk to allot them 26 plots from the reserved quota at Rajuk’s housing projects. 
According to Rule 13A of the Rajuk’s land allotment rules, the regulatory authority may allot plots from the reserved quota to people who ‘have rendered remarkable contributions in government service, public service and in such other field of national importance as the government may determine from time to time.’ 
The officials said that none of the 31 people were entitled to get plots under the rule as they had no remarkable contribution in the fields of national importance.
A Rajuk board member said that plots at Uttara project were allotted to the 31 people only to comply with the ministry directive although no residential plot was left for the allocation under reserved quota at the project.
He said that they would need to change the layout and narrow down the open spaces and other public easement facilities in the project area to create new plots as the ministry continued to issue such directives although Rajuk repeatedly informed it that there was no residential plot left for allocation under the reserved quota.
Rajuk chairman M Bazlul Karim Chaudhury said that they had actually nothing to do but to allot the plots under the rule as the names were recommended by the government high-ups, including the ministry.
The plots were allotted to Lakshmipur district AL vice-president Md Tofazzal Hossain Dulal, Bangladesh Awami Shechchhasebok League organising secretary Sajjad Sakib Badsha, Sutrapur thana AL general secretary Gazi Abu Sayeed, Bangladesh Mohila Awami League relief and social welfare secretary Parul Akter, and AL office assistants Mizanur Rahman Mintu and Md Sheikh Lokman. 
Among the government officers, plots were allotted to Anti-Corruption Commission director general Md Asaduzzaman, prime minister’s security adviser’s personal secretary AKM Shamsul Alam, Prime Minister’s Office nursing officer Major Nilufar Akhter, prime minister’s assistant press secretary Md Noorelahi Mina, now working as the first secretary (press) to the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, its directors Begum Wahida Akter and SM Tarikul Islam, its project director for Ashrayan project Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, department of film and publication cameraman Md Lutfar Rahman, and Rajuk deputy directors ASM Shafiul Azam, Babul Mia and Md Kayesuzzaman.
According to the list, retired lieutenant AG Mohammad Khurshid, Gazi Lutful Kabir of Babubazar in Dhaka, New York repatriate Badal Akand’s wife Smriti Dhali, Sheikh Md Abu Sayeed of Kamrangirchar in Dhaka, Md Mizanur Rahman Mizan of Bamna in Barguna, Sahid Hossain Shamim’s wife Meherun Nahar Begum of Mohammadpur in Dhaka and actress Aruna Biswas got allocation of plots.
Shah Alam of Patgram in Lalmonirhat, Md Siraj Fakir of Bhanga in Faridpur, Md Amir Hossain Kalu of Katakhali in Munshiganj, Golam Sarwar Khokon of Nariya in Shariatpur, Md Liakat Hossain Roni of Charvadrason in Faridpur and Golam Mostafa of Homna in Comilla will share four three-katha plots.
Rajuk in the board meeting also allotted a four katha plot to Ivana Rahman, daughter of Md Abdur Rahman of Diganta Tower, at Paribagh, as the ministry recommended her name. 
On March 29, 2016 and November 29, 2015 Rajuk allotted different size plots to 44 people, including ruling AL lawmakers and government officials, under the ‘reserved quota’ at its three housing projects – Uttara, Purbachal and Jheelmil. 

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