Owner gets a week time to demolish building

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha yesterday tore down the walls of three floors of a tilted building at Begunbari and gave the owner a week's time to bring the whole illegal building down.
A Rajuk team, comprised of an authorised officer, building inspector and 30 labourers, led by executive magistrate Rokon-Ud-Dowla demolished the walls on fourth and second floors on the second day of their demolition work.
The team did not demolish the walls on third floor. There were goods and furniture there.
Building owner Siraj Miah started demolition on Sunday afternoon following a Rajuk notice on June 4, the day the building tilted. On June 5, the team joined the demolition work initiated by the owner and demolished the fifth floor and the under-construction sixth floor.
Rajuk authorised officer Shafiqul Islam said, "The owner has given us an undertaking regarding demolition of the building on his own. We will monitor the demolition."
"If the owner himself does not demolish in the time, we will restart our demolition work," he added.
Meanwhile, more than 100 illegal structures were demolished at Kuratoli in Khilgaon in the capital yesterday.
Magistrate Rokon said the Rajuk drive would continue knocking down illegal structures and also portions of the buildings constructed deviating from the approved designs.
The team on Thursday and Sunday will demolish a five-storey building at Nakhalpara that tilted on June 5. On Saturday and Monday they will demolish a four-storey madrasa at Begunbari.
Illegal parts of buildings in Sabujbagh, Malibagh and Shanti Nagar will be demolished on June 10 and 13.