The government is moving towards a new urban planning policy that will ensure Bangladesh’s cities are designed to coexist with rain, water and the realities of climate change, State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki has said.
Speaking at the inauguration of the exhibition ‘Dialogues in Coexistence: Shaping Inclusive Public Spaces in the Bengal Delta’ at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhaka, Saki said future urban development would focus on making public spaces, architecture and city planning more responsive to Bangladesh’s geographical and environmental conditions.
‘Cities must be designed to coexist with rain, water and climate realities, instead of treating them as disruptions,’ he said.
The minister said the government is giving priority to preparing comprehensive master plans for Dhaka and all divisional cities, with similar planning initiatives to be gradually extended to district and upazila towns