Dhaka, June 22 -- Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said environment-friendly housing will be ensured across the country.

The minister said this while adressing a programme at Sagor-Runi Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).

"We won't let people's lives fall in danger for corruption and irregularities in the housing sector. We've already ordered action against 62 officials accused in the FR Tower fire incident," he said.

Rezaul said 24 teams of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) found irregularities in 1,818 multistoried buildings in the capital.

"The buildings constructed in new Dhaka violating codes will have to be demolished and the buildings that can be protected with new technology will have to b...