Detailed Area Plan (DAP)
Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will
Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
A big earthquake may no longer be a distant risk
But why are we still so complacent?
What if an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits Dhaka?
Are we planning our cities, buildings, and infrastructure in a way that would make the capital safe for our lives and properties?
Can a state institution just gobble up land?
BADC must stop filling the water retention area in Gabtoli
DAP density control plans will make housing even less affordable for the poor
The ill-conceived plan for limiting Dhaka’s population will ultimately be devastating for the urban scenario of Bangladesh.
Latest Rajuk blunder may be costly for residents
How can documents of 30,000 applicants just vanish from its server?
DAP: The high stakes of high-rise buildings
Housing developers' interests are getting in the way of making Dhaka a liveable city
New DAP has too many loopholes
There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.
The Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka is almost alright
One striking aspect of the DAP document is the geographical scope of Rajuk, in how it signals an expanded Dhaka.
Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will
Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
A big earthquake may no longer be a distant risk
But why are we still so complacent?
What if an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits Dhaka?
Are we planning our cities, buildings, and infrastructure in a way that would make the capital safe for our lives and properties?
Can a state institution just gobble up land?
BADC must stop filling the water retention area in Gabtoli
DAP density control plans will make housing even less affordable for the poor
The ill-conceived plan for limiting Dhaka’s population will ultimately be devastating for the urban scenario of Bangladesh.
Latest Rajuk blunder may be costly for residents
How can documents of 30,000 applicants just vanish from its server?
DAP: The high stakes of high-rise buildings
Housing developers' interests are getting in the way of making Dhaka a liveable city
New DAP has too many loopholes
There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.
The Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka is almost alright
One striking aspect of the DAP document is the geographical scope of Rajuk, in how it signals an expanded Dhaka.
Rajuk has failed to ensure equality in the DAP for Dhaka
Could the DAP be nothing but a visionless ideal?