Five ministers and state ministers are not paying any heed to reminders to vacate the flats they are occupying in the MP buildings (NAM flats) at Manik Mia Avenue and Nakhalpara in Dhaka city.
Published : 26 Feb 2015, 11:12 PM
The Parliamentary committee, which looks after housing and other facilities of the MPs, on Feb 9, last year has decided that any minister, state minister or deputy minister would not be allotted NAM flats.
Following the decision, seven MPs who were allotted the flats during the tenure of the 9th Parliament, were asked to vacate the flats after they won elections and were inducted in the ministry.
In a meeting on Feb 16 the same year, the committee decided that any minister, state minister or deputy minister, who wanted to retain the NAM flats, would have to deposit house rent and service charges.
Only Deputy Environment and Forests Minister Abdullah Al Islam Jakob heed to the decision of the committee.
State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam told the panel that he wanted to live in the NAM flat.
The other five who received the notices to vacate the flats are Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu (Flat-104, Building-1 at Nakhalpara), Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque (Flat-102, Building-4 at Manik Mia Avenue), Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif (Flat-403, Building-4 at Manik Mia Avenue), Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan (Flat-404, Building-4 at Manik Mia Avenue) and State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid (Flat-704, Building-4 at Nakhalpara).