Even after half a century of independence, the benefits of Bangladesh’s planning and development could not reach all urban or rural areas of the country evenly; Civic amenities, housing, transport, services are not universal for the masses. Due to the lack of proper planning of urban and rural areas and the encroachment of vested interests, unplanned urbanization, environmentally destructive industrialization, housing by destroying water bodies and wetlands, indiscriminate felling of trees, devastation of agricultural land etc. Laws and regulations related to master planning or urban development and building construction have been changed many times under the pressure of interest groups. There is no chance of repeating these in the new Bangladesh after the July uprising. As a result, the nation needs a new manifesto of planning to build a planned, non-discriminatory, prosperous and developed Bangladesh. Yasir Mohammad Amin, a student of Jahangirnagar University, announced the new manifesto of the plan for public welfare, communal interest and anti-discrimination, environment-friendly cities and settlements on behalf of the students’ society for Bangladesh planned under the supervision of Miraj Biswas in the central Shaheed Minar premises today, Thursday, September 12. Along with students, planners, engineers, environmentalists, sociologists were present.
In the new manifesto of the plan, the students’ society demanded to prepare a national spatial plan for the entire country as well as enact the Urban and Regional Planning Act to ensure the planned development of the entire country. Besides demanding the cancellation of Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP), he demanded the interim government to take necessary measures through effective investigation into the business and group interests of the stakeholders behind the unplanned development. The investigation committee called for necessary measures to look into the role of housing-related circles and professionals related to group interests in the case of the amendment of Building Construction Rules 2008, Private Residential Project Land Development Rules 2015, various amendments made earlier in Dhaka’s Detailed Zoning Plan etc. Adopting zero tolerance policy against illegal filling of open spaces, canals, reservoirs and rivers, taking effective measures against all the housing projects that have been built by occupying wetlands, reservoirs, and the demand to give an opportunity to concerned people including planners to work independently in the formulation and implementation of plans are also special in the manifesto. gets importance
Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) president Prof. Adil Muhammad Khan, who participated in the human bond, said that for the balanced development of the country, effective initiatives should be taken to formulate and implement strategic plans, master plans and detailed plans for cities, villages and specialized areas. Why people of Rangpur area should come to Dhaka for health care – Dhaka centricity of all civic facilities including health facilities should be avoided. Children’s playgrounds, walking distance schools etc. should be created in urban areas. He demanded to plan and design so that light and air can enter the house so that the children can grow up in a healthy way.
The former director of HBRI, Engineer Abu Sadek, said that the city needs to be planned with the advice of planners, if someone else plans, the city will no longer be habitable. Sajid Iqbal, the student leader of the anti-discrimination movement, said,
Necessary legal action needs to be taken against the implementation of the various plans and laws of the country by identifying the corrupt officials and employees of various government agencies including housing traders, industrial factory owners, politicians, bureaucrats, interested professionals, development authorities.
Professor Moslehuddin Hasan, the former head of the department of BUET, said that by following the planning document, there should be infrastructure development, housing construction, and provision of civic facilities; It must be confirmed. Former Chief Engineer of Dhaka South City Corporation. Nurullah said that infrastructure and projects of the past period need to be evaluated through the formation of Physical Planning Commission. Director of WBB Trust Gaus Peary said that if DAP is canceled under the pressure of vested interests, Dhaka will become more unplanned and uninhabitable. Environmentalist Ibnul Saeed Rana said, Dhaka’s environment will not improve without protecting Hatirjheel, Panthkunj Park etc.
It is also said from the side of the student society that for a long time, it is necessary to get out of the wrong concept of planning and development, which has been prepa
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