PM orders planned housing allover country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday directed the officials concerned of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to develop a proper housing system in all parts of the country, including the capital, following a ‘Master Plan’. She also asked them to ensure the highest enforcement of the existing laws, including the Bangladesh National Building Code, in construction of buildings. The Prime Minister gave the directives while delivering her introductory speech at a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works at the Bangladesh Secretariat. “The government has been working to develop a planned housing system in the country and wants to make sure that no one remains homeless,” she said. The Prime Minister went on saying, “To do this, the Housing Ministry will have to move ahead with a proper and farsighted master plan in developing housing system in the capital, divisional cities, district and upazila towns so that no new slum area is created.”, according to a news agency.