A few days ago, when the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities announced that they would take practical steps to control house rent in the capital, it brought hopes of relief in the minds of countless tenants in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. However, some new legal questions and fears of further rent hikes have arisen after the announcement of the detailed guidelines by DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz. Earlier — in the wake of a writ petition — the High Court Division of the Supreme Court issued a rule to prepare a policy for determining house rent by the Dhaka North…
Author: Raisul Sourav
Raisul Sourav
RaisuL Sourav is a Doctoral Researcher in Law at the School of Law, University of Galway, Republic of Ireland; an Equality and Rights Activist and a Law & Justice Analyst. He can be reached at M.SOURAV1@universityofgalway.ie.