Why government housing allocations may be cancelled

At the time, Prime Minister's Press Secretary Saleh Shibli, Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Ruman, Director General (Administration) of the Prime Minister's Office Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Rony, among others, were present. At the press briefing, Mir Shah Alam said the current government has taken an initiative to make especially Dhaka metropolitan city ‘Clean Dhaka, Green Dhaka’. To monitor this from the Prime Minister's Office, one committee each centered on 20 regional offices of Dhaka metropolitan city has been formed under the leadership of directors of the Prime Minister's Office; the State Minister for Local Government and the Minister of Housing and Public Works are responsible for its coordination.

He said all members of the committee were reorganized and directions were given with about 600 members at the Prime Minister's Office; this committee officially started its activities on 27 October. During the review today, 14 November, the Prime Minister was reassured. Mentioning the garbage situation in residential buildings as the most ‘dire’, the State Minister said the committees first made residents aware and requested them in government quarters; later it was decided that if residents do not take any action regarding garbage for any reason or remain in the previous situation, their housing allocation may be cancelled. Such a decision was taken today in the presence of the Prime Minister.