Harassment at DTCB

The so-called One Stop Cell of Rajuk has in reality become a centre for harassment of people who approach Rajuk for approval of building plan. According to “Dhaka Imarat Nirman Bidhimala 2007”, one has to obtain clearances from 20 different offices of the government to get a development permit! After obtaining the development permit one can prepare a detailed plan & design and submit it for Rajuk's approval. One has to face great obstructions and loss of time in getting the clearance. Although the above bidhimala specifies that various organisations should complete their observations in maximum 10 days after receipt of drawings and documents from Rajuk, but they take months. One of the government offices is Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB). DTCB has a committee comprising officials from BRTA, Planning Department of Rajuk, BUET, Traffic Department of metropolitan police and the Directorate of Architecture.
None of the committee members attend the meetings regularly. Even if they come they stay for a short time, as they have their businesses in their own offices. They are even not paid any remuneration. As a result, everything at DTCB is delayed. The most funny thing is that except BUET all other offices issue clearance certificates for the same building plan independently. So, going to DTCB is duplication of work and intentional harassment of public.
We propose either DTCB be excluded from such business or they should have their own staff who can independently examine drawings and issue clearance certificates in 10 days' time.