Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhha (Rajuk)

Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will

Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones

We must preserve Old Dhaka’s heritage sites

Indifference of the relevant authorities is unacceptable

Rajuk should stop filling-up of flood flow zones, not encourage it

DAP must address Dhaka’s perennial waterlogging problem

All cities need a DAP of their own

Equitable urban development vital to decentralise Dhaka

Rajuk must fast-track its Jhilmil housing project

Failure to start construction work even after five years is unacceptable

Old Dhaka must preserve its historic character

Protect heritage sites and buildings from being demolished

Rajuk fines Shakib Khan Tk 10 lakh

Film actor Shakib Khan has been fined Tk 10 lakh for constructing his house in Dhaka’s Niketon area violating the Rajuk-approved design.

FR Tower Design Forgery: HC orders two Rajuk officials to surrender

The High Court yesterday directed two Rajuk officials to surrender before a lower court in six weeks in connection with a case filed for forgery over the design of FR Tower.

Editorial / Forgery scam for building approvals

The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) stated in a press conference on April 8 that its members have discovered around 2,000 incidents in which signatures of architects were forged.

November 18, 2019
November 18, 2019

Rajuk fines Shakib Khan Tk 10 lakh

Film actor Shakib Khan has been fined Tk 10 lakh for constructing his house in Dhaka’s Niketon area violating the Rajuk-approved design.

July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019

FR Tower Design Forgery: HC orders two Rajuk officials to surrender

The High Court yesterday directed two Rajuk officials to surrender before a lower court in six weeks in connection with a case filed for forgery over the design of FR Tower.

April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019

Forgery scam for building approvals

The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) stated in a press conference on April 8 that its members have discovered around 2,000 incidents in which signatures of architects were forged.

April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019

FR Tower Building Plan: Rajuk violated own rules to approve it

Violating the then building rules, Rajuk in December 1996 approved an 18-storey high-rise in Banani, where the FR Tower stands today.

March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019

The endless revisions of Purbachal Project

This newspaper on March 24 reported how Rajuk is trying to change land allotted for educational institutions and environmental preservation in the Purbachal Project into commercial and business plots.

April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016

Dhaka building evacuated over claim of tilting

A multistoried building in Dhaka’s Monipuripara, that houses a ready-made garment factory, is evacuated over allegations of tilting.