Urban
Building regulating office: The need of the times
Abuilding is an infrastructure built permanently or semi-permanently for the use of various characters of occupancies in safe, comfortable and good environmental condition. For sustainable development of building infrastructures various acts, rules, regulations and guidelines are made for strict compliance in addition to setting codes for its safe construction and maintenance practices. In 1993 Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) had been published for bringing unanimity in planning, designing, construction, maintenance and even in demolishing practices in the country considering its socio-economic, cultural, religious and environmental conditions. The code was supposed to be followed by all concerned as a good practice. Unfortunately, irregularities in every aspect of building...
So little for so many
Trekking towards civilisation
Detail Area Plan (DAP) of Dhaka: Shattering the vision of DMDP
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Chasing a black cat in a dark room
THE term 'white elephant' is said to originate from Thailand where the ancient Siamese King punished problematic members of his court by presenting them with the animal, the upkeep of which would ruin the courtier. Providing our poor with only housing, as limited to a house as a place to live, is such a stiletto dressed in veil of sugar, and designed by a higher echelon.
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