Mughal architecture in Bangladesh

Hedayet Islam ShakilDept of Urban and Regional PlanningJahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 

Bangladeshi architectural characteristics

The architecture of Bangladesh is a confluence of many architectural styles.The architectural characteristics can be sub divided into four main parts this are

Locational Analysis of Storm Surge In Bangladesh

Md. Ashaduzzaman

Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning

Introduction:

Bangladesh currently ranks as one of the world’s foremost disaster prone country. The situation is aggravated, all the more by its being the most densely populated country in the world (Choudhury, 2007). Every year, natural calamities upset people's lives in some parts of the country.

Compilation of Housing and Real Estate Act in Bangladesh

Hedayet Islam Shakil

Depurtment of Urban and Regional planning

Jahangirnagar university, Savar, Dhaka.

HOUSING POLICIES IN BANGLADESH

1971 to date: During Bangladesh period there was no basic change in the government’s housing previous housing policies. The demand on land in the busy city led the government to formulate regulation construction of high-rise apartments.

Fire Hazard, Its Consequences and Possible Preventions

Hedayet Islam Shakil
Dept of Urban and Regional Planning

Jahangirnagar University

INTRODUCTION:

From the inception of human civilization, the role of fire is very significant and still in the modernized living its importance has not been reduced. As a source of energy, fire has various uses in our everyday living. Fire, if not manageable, can be disastrous for human settlements. Urban settlements of the world are more vulnerable to fire hazard due to the involvement of huge population in economic activities, industrial and other activities.