DAP
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.
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.
Rajuk has failed to ensure equality in the DAP for Dhaka
Could the DAP be nothing but a visionless ideal?
Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka: Is a liveable and sustainable future too much to ask for?
DAP depicts a vision, but whose vision that is and how it came to be are not clear.
The gaps in DAP: How to avoid urban flooding in Dhaka
The regulations that DAP recommends can initiate a spree of development in the floodplains and agricultural lands surrounding central Dhaka, posing a serious threat of urban flooding.
The DAP for Dhaka must not be discriminatory
Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka's ills?
Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka of its ills?
Only if Rajuk has the will and organisational capacity
Aching for playgrounds
They long for a city free from sound and air pollutions. They desire a city with footpaths suitable for walking and playgrounds near their doorsteps. They also want to preserve the ecosystem.
No need for water bodies!
That was basically the message realtors had given Rajuk in early November in a views-sharing meeting. Realtors believe it is ludicrous for Rajuk to try and reclaim what has already been grabbed.
Result of govt negligence, inaction
A moderate rain for a couple of hours and much of the capital goes under ankle to knee-deep water. Why?