Sources said the committee will scrutinise all allocations of government plots since 1968 in the area, examine eligibility of the plot holders and submit its report within 45 days.

Formation of the five-member probe body with the NHA member (land and asset management) as its convenor followed allegations of gross irregularities in the allocation process.

A former Awami League (AL) lawmaker and some vested interests in the area were allegedly involved in the malpractice.

Sources said the lawmaker, who headed a government plot allocation committee under the housing ministry during the AL rule, allocated many plots in the name of others or against fictitious names but those were actually owned by him. And he also built structures on some plots and rented those out secretly.

When contacted, NHA Chairman Md Abdul Quyum said the committee will just examine if there were any illegal allocations of plots in the area.