Remove illegal structures from car parking places in Dhaka: HC

The High Court today directed the government to take step for removal of all unauthorised structures from the car parking places in Dhaka city.

The court asked Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to issue a public notice so that the owners of the illegal structures remove their establishments in parking areas by a month.

The High Court bench of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Mohammad Ullah came up with the verdict following a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.

In the meantime, Rajuk will circulate the notice through two widely circulated newspapers (Bengali and English) and the authorised officers of Rajuk will inform the matter to owners, as per the court order.

If the owners do not remove the unauthored structures by the deadline, the authorities concerned of the government will demolish those in next six months, the court said.

The High Court directed the Rajuk, Dhaka north and south city corporations and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to submit progress report before this court in every three months.

The HC also asked the authorities concerned to take legal action against those who constructed the unauthorised structures and take the demolition cost from them.

Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed the petition on December 14, 2015 saying that the unauthorised structures cause traffic congestion in the city.