Tag: Rajuk
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Restaurant boom raises safety concerns in capital city: A look at shortcomings and possible solutions
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted a survey on the restaurant sector in 2021. The objective of the survey was to determine the contribution of the sector to the country's GDP. According to the survey results, there were 436,274 hotels and restaurants in the country in 2021, which was 58 percent more than in the…
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Fire safety: unconnected drive, pull test
It is the responsibility of RAJUK to check whether the buildings are being built as per the city plan, how the buildings should be and how they actually are. Experts say that there are many shortcomings in the performance of their duties. However, RAJUK has campaigned after the Bailey Road fire. RAJUK officials are 'randomly'…
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Banani's Pinewood, Nawabi Cuisine and Turkish Bazaar restaurants fined Tk 300,000
The campaign fined these three restaurants because they had no permits. Zulkar Nain, Dhaka South City zonal officer and executive magistrate who runs the mobile court, said the restaurant had no documents. Keeping in mind the beginning of Ramzan, the restaurant has been fined for now. They have to shift from residential buildings to commercial…
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When anomalies become the norm, what about political responsibility?
Now that an accident has happened in the restaurant, the restaurant is being raided. But will the shortcomings of commercial buildings go away? The way ancient buildings are completely enclosed in strong glass due to the air conditioning system, it is difficult for people to escape in case of any accident. In many cases, similar…
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RAJUK seals Sultan Dine and Nawabi Voz restaurants in Bailey Road Drive
During the drive today, a fine of Tk 200,000 was imposed on Capital Siraj Center for outdated fire safety clearance. Capital Siraj Center director Sarfuddin told reporters that they have not yet received fire safety clearance. Monir Hussain Havaldar, Zone-7 Director of RAJUK, which is conducting the campaign, said, “RAJUK is conducting its regular campaign.…
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Rajuk's weakness: neglected rules and tragic consequences
prothom hello , Whose responsibility is it to monitor whether the rules and regulations are being followed? Jalal Ahmed: There are many bodies in place to ensure the safety of the building. When a person is going to construct a building in Dhaka city, RAJUK determines whether it will be a commercial building or residential,…
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Bailey Road fire: No precautions despite being aware of risks
Nazia Ahmed (32) had taken her two children – seven-year-old Arhan Ahmed and three-year-old Abiyat Ahmed – to a restaurant in the building where they were killed in the fire. City College student Nusrat Jahan phoned her father when she was trapped in the building, calling out, “Abbu, fire! Save us!” Those were her past…
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There was no permission to have a restaurant in the building: Rajuk
Urban planner and Rajuk's Detailed Area Planning (DAP) project director Ashraful Islam told Prothom Alo on Friday that the building was allowed to house commercial entities – only offices – up to the seventh floor. There was no permission to accommodate any restaurants, showrooms or other facilities. According to the fire service, there were two…
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Bailey Road fire: Building ignored multiple warnings from fire service
Visiting the site on Friday morning, Director General of Fire Services Brigadier General MD Main Uddin told the media that the establishment had no fire safety plan and had informed the authorities about the fire hazards. The building houses some major eateries, including Kachi Bhai and a clothing store. It is usually crowded in the…
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Rajuk: 126 acres of land disappears into thin air in Purvanchal
According to OCAG officials, RAJUK officials did not give any proper reply regarding the discrepancies. The audit report and summons letter were issued to the Secretary, but the concerned office did not give any conclusive answer on this issue. Therefore, the audit recommended administrative action against officials involved in the process of land acquisition and…
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Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP): Comments from IPD
IPD firmly believes that the practice of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartrapakkha (RAJUK) which compromises corruption and muscle power needs to be reduced. According to the IPD, if Rajuk continues to compromise, no matter how effective the DAP is, its effectiveness will be compromised. During this virtual discussion, Farhadur Reza, Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional…
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Purvanchal New Town project delayed due to 4 reasons including covid
Rajuk’s chief engineer (implementation) Ujjal Mallick told Prothom Alo that the entire area has been brought under power supply. In the next one year, the entire area will come under water supply system. Now customers can build houses in Purbachal. The main work of the project would be completed by 2024, apart from beautification, he…
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Out of 30,000 lost documents, 26,777 recovered: Rajuk to HC
According to the UNB report, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) informed the High Court on Tuesday that 26,777 of the 30,000 documents missing from the server have been recovered. Rajuk’s counsel Imam Hasan presented the information before a division bench of the high court headed by Justice Azul Islam Talukdar. Imam told the court that those…
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41 buildings of 25 organizations are in the grip of earthquake
Hundreds of people visit the ‘A’ block building of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) daily. There are also several shops on the ground floor of the building. Rajdhani Unnayan Karthipakkha (Rajuk) has asked the BSMMU authorities to demolish the building as it is at high risk in the event of any earthquake. However,…
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How will Rajuk accept this irregularity?
Prothom Alo reports that at least 1281 plots out of 16,013 plots in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Uttara, which are planned residential areas of Dhaka, are being illegally used for commercial or non-residential purposes. Though the owners of these plots have taken permission for residential buildings, those plots are being used for construction of shops,…