DAP hurting housing sector: REHAB
Leaders of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh and housing related associations on Thursday blamed the Detailed Area Plan for the ongoing stagnation in the country鈥檚 housing sector...
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REHAB sets 15-day deadline to amend DAP
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh demanded reforming the illegal Detailed Area Plan 2022-2035 (DAP) and the finalisation of the Dhaka Imarat Nirman Bidhimala 2008 within the next 15 days...
DAP should prioritise sustainability, liveability
THE initiative to revise Dhaka鈥檚 detailed area plan, revised only a year ago amid criticism by urban planners and green activists, has once again given birth to concern. Urban planners at a discussion that the Institute for Planning and Development organised on December 4 expressed concern at the recent revised proposals for the detailed area plan that...
Children beaten for entering puja mandap, woman arrested
The police on Sunday arrested a woman named Ruhena Akhtar Lubna, 22, on charge of beating up children for entering a puja mandap at Kulaura in Moulvibazar.
Case filed against three, road blocked
A case was filed with the Kotwali police station on Saturday against three people over attack near a Durga Puja mandap in the capital鈥檚 Tanti Bazar area on Friday night that left five people injured...
Everyone responsible for protecting nation鈥檚 image: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Thursday said that the responsibility to protect and enhance the country鈥檚 image lay with people of all religions as the country belonged to everyone...
Adaptation finance is key to climate justice
ADAPTATION finance stands at the heart of one of the gravest challenges confronting the global community 鈥� how to shield vulnerable nations from the worsening impacts of climate change. Yet, the current global financial framework remains inadequate, perpetuating a cycle of debt and dependence for countries already grappling with severe...
P Chandra Shekara new DG of CIRDAP
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) now has a new director general P Chandra Shekara, an Indian national, replacing Cherdsak Virapat, Thai national, who has completed his four-year term (2020 -2024), says a press release.
Cancellation of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan demanded
Climate rights activists on Saturday at a press conference in Dhaka demanded the cancellation of the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, National Adaptation Plan 2023-2050 and reformation of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund...
Vested interests want DAP suspension: BIP
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners on Wednesday said that vested interests became active in suspending and reviewing the Detailed Area Plan for their business profit leaving the city more unlivable and unplanned one...
Bangladesh elected CIRDAP governing council鈥檚 chair
Bangladesh has been elected the chairperson of the governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific for the next two...
Bangladesh elected chairperson of CIRDAP governing council for next 2yrs
Bangladesh has been elected the chairperson of the governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific for the next two years....
Saber asks media to play key role in raising climate awareness
Environment, forest, and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Tuesday urged media to play an effective role in raising awareness and fostering dialogue on climate change adaptation at the grassroots level...
PM to inaugurate NAP expo Apr 22
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that UN Climate Adaptation Conference National Adaptation Plan Expo 2024 would be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre from...