Dhaka, March 17 -- City planners, environmentalists and experts at a discussion on Sunday suggested proper implementation of the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) to build an inclusive and equitable Dhaka for future generations.

The urgency came at the discussion on the initiatives to revise the Dhaka's DAP. The event was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Institute for Planning and Development (IPD), Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh (IWB), and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust (WBB Trust). WBB Trust Director Gauss Peary chaired the discussion, said a press release.

The speakers said Dhaka currently ranks 166th out of 173 cities in the Global Liveability Index, placing it among the least livable cities globally, a...