Dhaka, July 20 -- Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Friday emphasised the urgent need to ensure safe and affordable housing for low-income populations in Dhaka, pointing out longstanding urban policy imbalances and connectivity challenges.
"Urban policies in the past were overly Dhaka-centric. The capital and its nearby regions are poorly connected, forcing people to migrate to Dhaka for work and making it difficult for them to return home after hours," he said.
The adviser made the remarks at a design-research presentation and discussion titled "Affordable and Inclusive Housing in Dhaka," organised by the Department of Architecture at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
He praised the BUE...