Dhaka: Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) would build flats on unused land of the government to accommodate public officials so that grabbers cannot occupy the land.

He made the remark while addressing a public hearing orgainsed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at Osmani Memorial Hall Auditorium in Dhaka.

ACC Chairman M Badiuzzaman officially inaugurated the public hearing on services provided by the capital development authority.

Hossain said a section of Rajuk officials were involved in changing plots, but they are not able to do so after he took charge as minister.

‘Many MPs and ministers come to me for changing plots allocated for them. But I clearly say that I can’t do it,’ he added.

The minister said Rajuk approved plans of building, but it lacks adequate manpower to examine if building owners are following the plans properly as per the approved design.

ACC commissioners M Shahabuddin and M Nasir Uddin Amhed, its secretary Abu M Mustafa Kamal and Rajuk chairman GM Jainal Abedin Bhuiya, among others, spoke at the public hearing.

Senior Rajuk officials answered to the allegations raised against Rajuk officials during the hearing.

The city dwellers, who have the experiences of sufferings in availing themselves of services from Rajuk, took part in the public hearing to hold officials responsible.

The public hearing was arranged as part of the commission’s graft prevention activities being carried out following the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and the National Integrity Strategy.