"Now it is time to find out ways and means for sustainable growth of Dhaka city as it is expanding in an unplanned manner making the city unlivable," he told a policy seminar 'Urban Bangladesh Challenges of Transition' at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city.
Prof Nazrul Islam, Chairman of Centre for Urban Studies, Country Director of World Bank to Bangladesh Ellen Goldsteign and Associate Professor Adnan Morshed of the School of Architecture and Planning, the Catholic University of America, Washington and other professionals, among others, addressed the seminar.
The cover of a book titled 'Urban Bangladesh Challenges of Transition' edited by Hossain Zillur Rahman was unveiled at the seminar.
Population of Dhaka city is growing fast as a large number of people are coming to the city every day for different purposes, Dr Hasan said adding Dhaka already has become unmanageable city due to tremendous pressure of increased people.
"The situation of Dhaka city will be worsened, if we fail to take proper plans to address emerging future challenges for sustainable development of the city," he added.
Other big cities including Chittagong also are witnessing mounting pressure to meet the demand of increased population; the minister said and added, a vast tract of arable land across the country is being lost due to unplanned urbanisation keeping a negative impact on the agriculture sector of the country.
Source: thefinancialexpress-bd.com
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