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How the revised DAP may worsen Dhaka’s liveability crisis

How the revised DAP may worsen Dhaka’s liveability crisis

Despite promises of decentralisation and sustainable growth, the government’s latest revision of the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) could deepen Dhaka’s urban crisis. By raising building height limits...

A top shot of Dhaka city. The photo was taken from the Gulshan area in the capital. Photo: TBS

How many more flats will Dhaka's revised DAP allow?

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

How much taller will Dhaka's buildings get under revised DAP?

At a press conference held on 24 Aug at the National Press Club. Photo: Courtesy

Land owners for scrapping discriminatory Floor Area Ratio system

Dhaka’s skyward shift: Floor area ratio in some areas to double with DAP amendment

Dhaka’s skyward shift: Floor area ratio in some areas to double with DAP amendment

Landowners from various parts of Dhaka staged a protest in front of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) headquarters on 20 May 2025. Photos: Jahidul Islam/TBS

Landowners threaten Rajuk shutdown over DAP amendment demands

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

A FAR-fetched plan?: Urban planners and builders lock horns over Dhaka's revised DAP

Photo: Rajib Dhar

DAP revision delayed, building heights to be adjusted 

DAP revision in final stages, allowing taller buildings with more floor space

DAP revision in final stages, allowing taller buildings with more floor space

RAJUK Chairman Major General (retd) Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar speaks at a meeting with the Urban Development Journalists Forum Bangladesh (UDJFB) members at the RAJUK conference room on 30 January. Photo: Courtesy

Revised DAP within a month to solve building height disparity: RAJUK chairman

Representational image. Photo: BSS

4 lakh tonnes of DAP to be imported annually from KSA

The inauguration of a five-day housing fair at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka's Agargaon today (23 December). Photo: TBS

Revised DAP rules to be finalised in two weeks: Rajuk chairman

Urban planners at a virtual event said Rajuk regularly change their Detailed Area Plan (DAP) to benefit businessmen on (4 December). Photo: TBS

Rajuk repeatedly changes DAP to benefit businessmen: Urban planners