HC issues rule asking why policy should not be framed to regulate house rent
Imtiaz Uddin, a resident of Azimpur in the capital, filed the writ petition seeking a directive for drafting a policy to regulate house rent.
Representational image. A top shot of Dhaka city. The photo was taken from the Gulshan area in the capital. Photo: TBS
The High Court has issued a rule asking why a policy should not be formulated to determine house rent in all city corporation areas across the country, including the capital, Dhaka.
The bench of Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi and Justice Raziuddin Ahmed issued the order today (2 December) after a hearing on a writ petition.
The court asked the local government secretary, authorities of Dhaka North and South City Corporations, and other concerned parties to reply to the rule within four weeks.
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Advocate Parvez Hossain appeared on behalf of the petitioner in court.
Earlier, Imtiaz Uddin, a resident of Azimpur in the capital, filed the writ petition seeking a directive for drafting a policy to regulate house rent.
