Rajuk authorities have denied the news that a nine-storey building had tilted in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Thursday, instead claiming that only an adjoining wall had collapsed.
“The nine-storey building had not tilted. Only a boundary wall of the building had collapsed when a building developer company was digging soil at a neighbouring plot,” said Sheikh Abdul Mannan, a board member (planning) at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.
A snap shot of the sunken road and building, Photo: Robin Abdullah Chowdhur
“The real estate company was not careful while digging soil, causing the wall to collapse,” he told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday. Soon after it was feared that the structure had started to lean, all of its occupants were evacuated on Thursday.
However, after checking the condition of the building yesterday, Md Mahabubur Rahman, Rajuk authorised officer of the respective area, said: “The building is fully free from risk and the residents of the apartments are likely to return to their apartments on Sunday.”
Answering to a query, he said the building’s utility lines had been disconnected on Thursday evening to avoid any accident.
“As the utility lines have been disconnected, the residents did not get permission to return to the apartments,” Mahabub said.
However, police and fire-fighters confirmed journalists on Thursday evening that the nine-storey residential building – located near the Apollo Hospital – had tilted.
Golam Sarwar, officer-in-charge of Bhatara police station, and Fariduzzaman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, had confirmed the tilting of the building to the Dhaka Tribune.
