Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain Friday stressed the need for making a modern and time-befitting urbanisation policy, reports BSS.
Such a policy should save farm land, he said speaking as chief guest at an exchange of opinion meeting at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city. The Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB) organised the meeting marking ‘World Urbanisation Day-2014.’
The minister said measures would have to be taken to improve life standard of rural people so that they do not migrate to cities. Referring to importance of protecting farm land, he said if all lands are used for residential purpose, there will be no land to produce crops in future.
Urbanisation plan would have to be implemented in this agriculture economy-based country saving the cultivable land, he added. Engineer Mosharraf urged mayors of all municipalities to go for planned urbanisation in their respective areas.
Presided over by MAB President M Abdul Baten, the meeting was also addressed by Senior Secretary Manjur Hossain, Housing and Public Works Ministry Additional Secretary Ashok Madhab Roy, urban planner Prof Nazrul Islam and local government specialist Dr. Tofail Ahmed. MAB Secretary General Shamim Al Razi moderated the programme.
Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) President Dr. Ghulam Rahman, NGO Bureau Director KM Abdus Salam and BUET Prof Dr Majibur Rahman attended the meeting, among others.
Mosharraf for making modern urbanisation policy, saving farm land
FE Team | Published: November 01, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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