Uncertainty again looms over its construction
Uncertainty again looms over the construction work of the proposed residential hall for female students of Dhaka University (DU) as the constructor concerned has refused to start the work with the existing fund.
Though the government had allotted 2.5 acres of land for the proposed 10-storey building in 2003 and funded Tk 6.50 crore in 2006, construction work could not start in last two years due to illegal occupation of the land and complicacy over the naming of the hall.
On August 13, DU authorities with the help of the police evicted the illegal occupants, mainly slum dwellers from the land, situated at the opposite side of Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall.
After the eviction, the authorities asked the construction firm to begin the work, but the contractor refused to do so saying that the fund is not enough now to finish the work as the price of construction materials has increased manifold.
DU authorities issued a tender for the building on May 2007 mentioning that the selected construction firm will have to start the work in February 2008.
However, at a meeting on Tuesday the DU syndicate decided to inform the ministry concerned of the situation, and accordingly the DU authorities yesterday sent a letter to the ministry.
DU Pro-Vice-chancellor Prof AFM Yusuf Haider told The Daily Star that the university authorities would take a decision about the staring of the construction work after getting a response from the government.
DU Treasurer Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad said they will issue a re-tender to begin the construction soon if the present contractor refused to do the work with the existing fund.
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