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24 November 2011, 18:00 PM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Zabed Wali, On e-mail

Photo: STAR

The tenants are facing a tough time as the house rents are increasing by leaps and bounds. At the end of each year, the owners are raising the monthly house rents by one or two thousand taka. The middle class people who have to live with a tight budget are suffering because of the soaring house rents. Although there is a law concerning the house rent, the common people are hardly getting any benefit from it. The reality is: the owners of the houses are calling the shots and the tenants have no option but to suffer silently. Something should be done to check this unbridled increase in house rents. The government should do something to protect the rights of the tenants.