Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- A total of 1,413 plots were allotted on political grounds in five housing projects in Dhaka between 2009 and 2024, with 1,074 plots in Purbachal and Jhilmil alone facing allegations of irregularities, a parliamentary committee was told on Sunday.

Of the plots identified in reports as involving irregularities, 874 are in Purbachal New Town Project and 200 in Jhilmil Residential Area.

The files relating to these plots have been kept on hold, according to the Housing and Public Works Ministry.

The issue was discussed at the second meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Housing and Public Works Ministry chaired by its chairman Md Rezaul Karim Badsha at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The committee discussed ta...