Adliur for ensuring safe, affordable housing for low-income people
Housing and public works adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Saturday said that safe and affordable housing facilities must be ensured for low-income people in the city...
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Govt cancels allocation of 12 flats to ex-secretaries, judges聽in Dhanmondi
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Tuesday cancelled the allocation of 12 residential flats that were previously allotted to former senior secretaries, retired judges and former government officials in a government-funded housing project in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi.
Unplanned housing and consequences
HOW often do residents of Dhaka look up at the sky? Our view of the sky is limited due to the presence of high-rise buildings. Buildings with a narrow gap between adjacent buildings, no setback or open space, poor piling, and cheap and brittle materials have covered the capital city. Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, home to over 21 million...
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...
Housing fair in Ctg from tomorrow
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) is set to organise its 16th housing fair in Chattogram, bringing together real estate companies, construction material suppliers, and financial institutions...
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...
Housing authorities to collect fees thru Sonali Payment Gateway
Sonali Bank PLC signed an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to collect fees through Sonali Payment Gateway on Wednesday, said a press release...
Investment in housing sector stalled: REHAB
Investment in Bangladesh鈥檚 housing sector is struggling due to high registration costs, rising interest rates, and a problematic Detailed Area Plan, said the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh on Thursday...
Revised DAP proposal prioritises commercial interest: discussion
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...
Greek PM announces plans to boost tackle crises
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a new set of policies aimed at boosting citizens鈥� purchasing power and tackling the country鈥檚 housing crisis...
Proper implementation of DAP needed to save Dhaka
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...
Raise instalment amount not number for term, housing loans: BB
The Bangladesh Bank has issued new instructions regarding instalments of term (industrial) loans and housing loans after raising interest rates...
Realtors demand cut in flat registration cost
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh on Sunday suggested that the government should rationalise the registration costs for both land and flats to encourage people to disclose the real prices of their properties...
Evict billboards of illegal housing projects near Purbachal: HC
The High Court on Sunday directed the deputy commissioners of Narayanganj and Gazipur, and the superintendents of police of the two districts to demolish in two months billboards of illegal housing projects near Rajuk-run Purbachal City at Rupganj, on the outskirts of the capital...
HC bans Silicon City鈥檚 activities in Savar
The High Court, on Sunday, directed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the department of environment and deputy commissioner of Dhaka to stop all activities of Silicon City, an unauthorised private housing project at Savar, on the outskirt of Dhaka...