The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Professor Mozaffar Ahmed, president of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (BAPA), yesterday urged the city planners to abide by the Codes of Conduct in construction of buildings and to involve the local people in drawing city plans process.

He also suggested the city planners to work with a complete professional mentality to minimise congestion to ensure higher life standard.

Mozaffar made this comment while delivering speech as chief guest at a round table titled "Bangladesh City plan- Circumstance 2020" jointly organised by Bangladesh Institute of planners (BIP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the planners tower in the capital to mark the World City Plan Day.

He said, " The life standard of the Dhaka city dwellers is worsening day by day due to unplanned urbanisation. To get rid of this curse, proper city planning is a must. The BIP should draft a Code of Conducts for the city planners for entire improvement of this scenario."

Peofessor Dr. Nazrul Islam, Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), suggested to introduce Urban Planning Department in all the public and private universities to produce sufficient city planning professionals in the country.

Dr. Sarwar Jahan, president of BIP, presided over the roundtable while Musleh Uddin Ahmed of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), presented the keynote paper.

Michael Cillingsabi, Director of a project of UNDP, Architect Iqbal Habib, among, others, were also present in the session.

Earlier Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka inaugurated the daylong programme. A colourful rally was brought out from SAARC fountain site at Kawran Bazar to CR Dutt road. UNDP Bangladesh country director Steffen Priesner was present there.