The government says it plans to build Purbachal as a model residential area in Dhaka. But these threats have had little effect, while sporadic drives against illegal structures also failed as the encroachers soon returned to occupy the spots. Experts say if the government cannot control the growth of illegal and unplanned structures from the beginning, Purbachal will meet the same fate. But Purbachal is a big area, authorised officers designated to various zones are responsible for checking illegal structures.”Adilur Rahman, the authorised officer for Purbachal, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Only eight plans and designs for buildings have been approved by Rajuk in the Narayanganj part of Purbachal. Dilu’s nephew Mohammad Al Amin told the Dhaka Tribune: “When the government acquired land for Purbachal we lost all our land.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2017 11:15 UTC