The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday gave the approval for suing the mayor of Savar Municipality and 16 others for allowing the construction of Rana Plaza in violation of the National Building Code.
The ACC probe found that the nine-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed on April 24 last year killing at least 1,135 people at Savar on the outskirts of the capital, was not approved by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) though obtaining the approval was mandatory.
ACC Director Wing Commander Tahidul Islam said the building authorities initially obtained approval for a six-storey building but later they ended up building three more floors.
He added Savar municipal authority, including its engineers, gave the approval for the illegal construction.
The corruption watchdog also found that substandard materials were used in the construction of Rana Plaza, which housed mostly garment factories.
The ACC probe found that the nine-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed on April 24 last year killing at least 1,135 people at Savar on the outskirts of the capital, was not approved by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) though obtaining the approval was mandatory.
ACC Director Wing Commander Tahidul Islam said the building authorities initially obtained approval for a six-storey building but later they ended up building three more floors.
He added Savar municipal authority, including its engineers, gave the approval for the illegal construction.
The corruption watchdog also found that substandard materials were used in the construction of Rana Plaza, which housed mostly garment factories.
However, owner of the building Rana has not been mentioned in the ACC list as the plot was not registered to his name.
Rana's parents Abdul Khalek and Morjina Begum are going to face the ACC lawsuit as owners of the plot, according to ACC sources.
Apart from Savar mayor Mohammad Refatullah, Associate Professor of Khulna University Abdur Razzak, the architect of the building, former chief executive officer of Savar Municipality Uttam Kumar Roy and Mohamamd Ali Khan, a ward commissioner of Savar, are on the list of the ACC.
The ACC probe committee was formed on April 28 last year, four days after the world's worst garment industry disaster, to investigate how Rana had amassed his wealth and whether Rana Plaza was constructed following the building code.
Rana's parents Abdul Khalek and Morjina Begum are going to face the ACC lawsuit as owners of the plot, according to ACC sources.
Apart from Savar mayor Mohammad Refatullah, Associate Professor of Khulna University Abdur Razzak, the architect of the building, former chief executive officer of Savar Municipality Uttam Kumar Roy and Mohamamd Ali Khan, a ward commissioner of Savar, are on the list of the ACC.
The ACC probe committee was formed on April 28 last year, four days after the world's worst garment industry disaster, to investigate how Rana had amassed his wealth and whether Rana Plaza was constructed following the building code.
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