Tajuddin's house
We read with anguish and concern regarding the state of the house of late prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed. We do not want to go into the details of the role and contribution of Tajuddin Ahmed in the struggle of freedom of the Bengalis and his deft management of the Mujibnagar government, which are well known and established facts. Probably the developer wanted to go for a two-tier basement and assumed that it would not rain in the month of 'Chaitra'. However, they should have taken adequate precautions for the unforeseen situation. I would not brand them as bad people as the promoters are entrepreneurs and contribute a lot to the development of our real state industries. But we would expect them to compensate the damage.
The house was built in 1960. At that time DIT usually used to sanction plans for two storied buildings. The present house is four storied. On the top of it, most of the structural designs were developed by less qualified overseers, diploma engineers etc in those days. So, a house built on such purportedly weak foundations may give in. We also possess a house in the close vicinity. On pragmatic considerations it may turn out to be a boon. A 45-year-old house ought to be pulled down and the family of late respected Tajuddin Ahmed should go for constructing a new modern house.
The memories of the late prime minister live in the hearts of the people.
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