DAP

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

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

At the centre of the conflict is the newly proposed Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for Dhaka city; urban planners argue it prioritises business interests over livability, but builders welcome further land...

Photo: Rajib Dhar
Urbanisation

DAP revision delayed, building heights to be adjusted 

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

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
Urbanisation

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

Representational image. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh

Rajuk repeatedly changes DAP to benefit businessmen: Urban planners

IAB holds a discussion at the National Press Club today (2 September). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Architects call for immediate suspension, reform of DAP

Aerial view of Dhaka City.
Bangladesh

Cancelling DAP for group interests hinders Dhaka's sustainable planning: IPD virtual discussion

Experts say Dhaka has at least 18 times more than the population it can actually support. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

DAP relaxes floor area ratio, planners raise concerns over Dhaka's livability

A locality in Narayanganj is crammed with congested residential buildings on all sides (left), while a road in Gazipur is left in a dilapidated state (right). Photos: Noor A Alam
Panorama

How compromises to city plans entrap the underprivileged in climate hazards

File photo
Bangladesh

Dhaka South’s road network to be as per DAP: Mayor Taposh

The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation constructs a building on a land in the capital’s Gabtoli area, marked as an open water body in the Detailed Area Plan (DAP). Photo: Mf Jahidul Islam
Bangladesh

Building on DAP water body raises concerns