Dhaka鈥檚 existing civic crises will worsen if the government once again amends the Detailed Area Plan under the pressure of real estate companies, the Bangladesh Institute of Planners warned on Wednesday...
Urban planners and environmental activists at a human chain protested the construction of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway segment from Karwanbazar to Plassey Crossing, citing the destruction of Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel lake in the capital...
Speakers, including urban planners, on Wednesday said that the recent revised proposals for Dhaka鈥檚 Detailed Area Plan published by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha ignored the city鈥檚 livability, civic amenities, and the environment while prioritising the commercial interests of housing traders...
DEMAND for the suspension of the detailed area plan of Dhaka is illogical. Various organisations, including the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh and the Institute of Architects Bangladesh, are reported to have pressured Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to review the plan after its suspension. The demand has been countered, too, by some other...
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...
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners on Saturday called for enactment of a law on urban, regional and rural development and formulation of a national urban development policy for balanced development and fair urbanisation across the country...