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Published : 20 May 2025, 02:24 PM
A group of people are staging a protest outside the headquarters of the capital development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) to demand the revision of the Detailed Action Plan (DAP) and building construction regulations.
The protest on Tuesday was conducted under the banner of the Dhaka City Land Owners Association.
The protesters blocked the road in front of the main gates of the RAJUK offices at 10am. They chanted slogans protesting “arbitrariness” and “corruption” at RAJUK and demanding changes to the DAP and building construction regulations.
Saidur Rahman, one of the protesters, said: “The final DAP has reduced the height of buildings in Dhaka city. This was done by a syndicate. We do not accept that DAP. There is a 10-storey building next to my house, but we are only granted permission for a two-storey building. This cannot happen.”
Another protester said, “The 2022 DAP should be cancelled and the 2008 DAP should be reinstated. There are some disparities between the new DAP and the previous DAP. There are extreme disparities, especially in the unplanned areas of the city. We want this inequality to be eliminated.”
A RAJUK official told bdnews24.com that a meeting is being held at RAJUK on Tuesday regarding the DAP regulations, prompting the protest.
“People gathered at the main gate in the morning and began chanting slogans. Their main demand is the scrapping of the DAP (Detailed Action Plan). The real estate businessmen are behind this.”
On Aug 24, 2022, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works published the gazette for the implementation of the new DAP (2022-2035).
Since the publication of the gazette, real estate companies have been demanding that the government amend some issues.
On Jan 16, 2024, the government issued another notification amending the DAP.
The revised DAP increased the benefits of land use, public and private housing, unplanned areas, block-based housing, and floor area ratio (FAR) in consolidated plots. The DAP amendment also offers the ability to increase the width and height of buildings. It also relaxed restrictions regarding the width of the road in front of the building.
