PM asks for list of grabbed plots in Kuril-Purbachal area

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought from the Dhaka district’s deputy commissioner a list of encroached plots in the Kuril-Purbachal area. She ordered the list during an Executive Committee meeting of the National Economic Council that endorsed the excavation of a 100-foot canal on both sides of the Kuril-Purbachal Link Road (extending from Kuril to the Balu River). Senior officials present at the meeting informed bdnews24.com of the directive with confirmation being provided by officials at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). None of them, however, were willing to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media about the matter. When bdnews24.com reached him, Planning Secretary Md Shafiqul Azam skirted the issue, saying it would be worthwhile to get in touch with others. The construction of the canal from Kuril flyover to the new town project, to be executed by RAJUK, was expected to cost Tk55.3 billion.
- biplab