RAJUK plots

If we look into the old part of Dhaka, we see that each residence is owned by a group of people who have inherited the property. Barring a few exceptions, in most cases the individual share of land is less than 2 katha. With the increase of population, the land has been divided into a number of pieces according to the number of co-sharers.

So, anyone visiting the old part of Dhaka will have a glimpse of innumerable buildings vertically extended in a small piece of land. It's really hard for anyone to distinguish the buildings from one another. Since the buildings are constructed on small pieces of land, proper attention could not be given to sanitation, light, air etc. To tell the truth, no building is hygienic enough to live in. The overall sanitation, drinking water, electricity and other civic amenities are in bad shape.

So, naturally, besieged with a number of problems, many residents of old Dhaka look for better accommodation in the new parts of Dhaka. They become interested to try their luck when the government organisations like RAJUK invite applications for allotment of plots. But, unfortunately, that path has been made inaccessible to them due to the policy pursued by RAJUK. Simply for being a co-sharer along with five/six persons (in some cases even more than that) in a small land measuring mostly from .5 to 2 katha, they are debarred from applying for a plot. It's unfortunate and uncalled for. The bar in question should be withdrawn in the greater interest of equity and justice.

It would be appreciated if the proposed amendment is made immediately, so that the people of old Dhaka can apply for the plots in Uttara, Gulshan and Banani, the last date of which has already been extended to 15th instant. We are expecting a corrigendum of the notice in this regard before the deadline.