Tenants must be evicted from govt houses by tomorrow or face allotment cancellation

The government is set to take action against government employees who have rented out or sublet their officially allotted government housing instead of living there themselves. A directive has been issued to evict all sub-tenants or renters by tomorrow, 31 October. The Directorate of Government Accommodation has mandated that only the government employee to whom the residence was allotted must reside there. If any sub-tenants or renters are found occupying a government flat after 31 October, the housing allotment of the concerned government employee will be cancelled. Disciplinary and legal actions will also be initiated against them. The Directorate of Government Accommodation under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works issued an urgent public notice regarding the matter on Thursday.

The directive applies to all allottees of government houses and flats under the directorate's jurisdiction, as well as other concerned individuals. According to the public notice, recent inspection reports by the Directorate of Government Accommodation revealed that some government employees have sublet or rented out a single room, multiple rooms or even their entire allotted flats to others. Such practices are a direct violation of the Bangladesh Allocation Rules, 1982. The notice clarified that no government employee is permitted to sublet or rent out their allotted residence, either in full or in part (one or more rooms), under any circumstances. Those who have already rented out or sublet their flats must evict the sub-tenants or renters by tomorrow, 31 October. The allottee officer or employee must personally occupy and reside in the allotted quarters. The public notice further warned that if any sub-tenant or renter is found in a residence after the deadline expires, the…