Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain yesterday instructed the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to clear the basements of buildings being used for purposes other than car parking.
He came up with the instruction during a visit to the Rajuk headquarters in the capital.
The minister said many buildings are using basements commercially though those are meant only for car parking on the Rajuk approved architectural plan of the buildings.
As a result, he said, cars are being parked on roads leading to traffic congestions.
Mentioning that Rajuk has to do everything possible to make Dhaka livable, Mosharraf said in cases of necessity, residential buildings of Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Uttara can be permitted for commercial uses after verification and payment of fees.
But, the guesthouses built in residential areas will not be allowed for commercial means in any way, he warned.
The minister also instructed Rajuk officials to make Uttara third phase projects - Purbachal and Jhilmil - fully inhabitable within three years.
Housing and Public Works Ministry additional secretary M Bazlul Karim Chowdhury and Rajuk acting chairman Abdur Rahman were also present at the meeting.
