Rajuk
Someone must answer for the rising fires
Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards
Rajuk grants 10 kathas of land to Arifin Shuvoo
Renowned actor Arifin Shuvoo has recently been granted a significant parcel of land measuring 10 kathas by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha).
42 Risky Buildings: Rajuk evacuation move going nowhere
It appears the evacuation notice handed out to 41 risky buildings by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on March 13 was not well-thought-out.
Dhaka, a victim of poor governance
If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.
Building’s design: Rajuk doesn’t know whether it was approved
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha still doesn’t know whether the seven-storey building in which an explosion on Tuesday claimed 22 lives was constructed as per the approved design.
Gulistan blast / Writing was on the wall
The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said
Gulistan blast: Rajuk yet to find building documents
"The building is old, so is its file which has been maintained manually [only files that were approved by Rajuk after May 2019 are digitised]. On top of that yesterday was a holiday. That's why it is taking time"
New DAP has too many loopholes
There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.
Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka: Is a liveable and sustainable future too much to ask for?
DAP depicts a vision, but whose vision that is and how it came to be are not clear.
Who is afraid of DAP?
The Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for 2022-2035, produced by Rajuk, is a radical and innovative document in the planning history of Dhaka.
The DAP for Dhaka must not be discriminatory
Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka's ills?
Rajuk’s Jhilmil housing project: 5 years gone by, work yet to start
The much-hyped housing project taken up five years ago for middle-income people in Keraniganj is in limbo, as the authorities have yet to start construction work of the Tk 9,978-crore mega scheme.
Empty promises, demolished heritage
Earlier this year, this newspaper ran a report on how Dhaka city’s two ancient structures -- Boro Katra and Chhoto Katra -- were at the verge of extinction due to rampant encroachment in absence of government measures to preserve them.
Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka of its ills?
Only if Rajuk has the will and organisational capacity
Rajuk’s grand plan to ease commute
The waterbodies of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Hatirjheel are set for a transformation.
CAAB cannot just randomly fill up a water body
Filling up a water body is in violation of the conservation law
HC seeks Rajuk’s amended layout plan on Purbachol project
The High Court seeks for Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s (Rajuk) fourth-amended layout plan that demonstrated the forest, open spaces, playgrounds, parks and waterbodies in Purbachol project and its proposed fifth layout plan for the project.
Rajuk's 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'
British historian Lord Acton's 130-year-old observation that a person's sense of morality diminishes as his/her power increases is true
Building Approval Thru' Forged Signatures: Architects question Rajuk's silence
For four years, Rajuk has been silent on reported incidents of building approvals with forged signatures of the architects concerned, said the president of Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) at a press conference yesterday.
