Bangladesh News

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha yesterday, in the fourth phase, announced the names of 3,116 plot winners of the Purbachal New Town Project and Uttara Model Town Project Third Phase.

Among the winners, 147 plots were allotted directly to the ministers, state ministers, lawmakers and people enjoying the same status.

The names of winners of 2,750 plots in three categories — government job holders, people serving at different autonomous bodies, and armed forces — were announced as per their age and salary.

All the 57 applicants of Purbachal project and 83 applicants of Uttara project under the category of minister, state minister, and lawmakers were awarded plots.

Of the 3,116 plots, 2,762 were distributed at the Purbachal project while the remaining 354 at Uttara project.

Rajuk, however, did not announce the names of 60 plots — 55 at Purbachal and 5 at Uttara — under the journalist category.

Of the Purbachal project, 1,532 plots under the category of government service holders, 1286 under autonomous bodies and 114 under the armed forces were distributed.

Of the Uttara project, 162 plots under the category of government service holders, 69 under the autonomous bodies and 10 under armed forces were awarded.

The formal draw of the lotteries was held in the conference room of the housing and public works ministry. Rajuk has so far allotted 5,042 Purbachal and 582 Uttara plots.

Some 226 plots in two other categories other retirees and other applicants — were announced through lotteries.

A total of 57 Purbachal and 4 Uttara plots were awarded to people under the category of other retirees while 143 Purbachal and 26 Uttara plots were allotted under the category of other applicants.

State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan said they had given the plots to the ministers, state ministers and lawmakers following the guidelines of the immediate past caretaker government.

He said they would shortly take up the Jhilmil project but under the project flats would be distributed rather than the plots so that more people could be accomodated.

He said distribution of 22,450 Uttara Third Phase plots, 20,000 flats at Purbachal, 10,000 flats at Jhilmil project and 16,500 flats at Mirpur are underway.

Besides, the government has a plan to build four satellite cities around the capital and take up housing projects in a planned way at district, upazila and union level, the state minister said.