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BAIL-OFFICER-RAJUK-FR TOWER
Three Rajuk officials secure bail in FR Tower design forgery case
DHAKA, Sept 12, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today granted bail to three officials of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) in a case lodged over alleged forgery in the design of FR Tower, a high-rise in capital’s Banani area.
The three officials are Authorize Officer Syed Nazmul Huda, building inspectors Mahbub Hossain Sarker and Nazrul Islam.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Imrul Qayes granted them bail after holding hearing on the matter.
A total of 27 people were killed and 70 others injured in a devastating fire that engulfed the building on March 28. The matter of design forgery came into light as concerned officials were probing the fire incident.
ACC filed two cases against 23 people, including plot owners Engineer SMHI Faruk, one of the owners of the building Tasvir Ul Islam, for their alleged involvement in design forgery and illegally extending FR Tower beyond the permitted number of floors.
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