Staff Correspondent :
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has conducted a demolition drive in Fatullah, Narayanganj, targeting seven under-construction buildings that violated the Building Construction Act. Unauthorized extensions were demolished, and electricity connections were disconnected, with meters seized. Additionally, one building owner was fined fifty thousand taka.
The operation, led by RAJUK Executive Magistrate Shanta Rahman, took place on Sunday (May 18) from noon to evening in the Isdair, Masdair, and Jamtala Mosque Road areas of Fatullah.
During the operation, several multi-storied and under-construction buildings without RAJUK-approved designs or those with design deviations were ordered to halt construction. Unauthorized extensions were demolished, electricity connections were severed, and meters were seized.
“We conducted operations on seven under-construction buildings across three areas yesterday. Several of these are multi-storied buildings. We discovered significant violations, including construction without approved designs and deviations from approved designs. As a result, we have temporarily halted their construction,” said Executive Magistrate Shanta Rahman.
“We have also removed unauthorized extensions, disconnected electricity, and seized meters. One building owner has been fined fifty thousand taka,” she added.
Magistrate Shanta Rahman further stated that RAJUK’s demolition drive against all unauthorized and non-compliant buildings will continue.
The operation was conducted with the assistance of law enforcement. Present at the scene were F.R. Ashiq Ahmed, Acting Authorized Officer of Zone-8/1; Assistant Authorized Officer Abu Sadat Md. Sayem; Chief Building Inspector Md. Russell Islam; Building Inspector Md. Rubel Hossain; and other officials.
