In view of tremendous increase of population in scarcity of land, multi-level apartment buildings were accepted as a good solution in the busy cities of Bangladesh. Such buildings usually are constructed with reinforced concrete. At this stage, no one gave deep thought about the fact that...

Transport problem is one of the worst problems of the capital city in Bangladesh. The town planners and the city authorities have miserably failed to solve this problem, even though billions have been wasted behind it. In Bangladesh there is no transparent means of collection of fund for running...

The paper deals with some burning problems related to supplies of utilities, transportation of people, livable space in the residential area, social infra-structure, open space, social interaction arena, pollution etc. of Dhaka city of Bangladesh. The problems are expressive and acute such that...

Global climatic changes resulting in a number of factors like sea-level rise, less flow of water originating in mountains etc. would leave serious adverse consequences on the South Western Region of Bangladesh. Many climatologists are of the opinion that the affects would not be that adverse....

The people living in the present Bangladesh have got their distinctively different cultural identity, language and also Architecture. When the land was under Indian subcontinent (up to 1947) and then, Pakistan (1947-1971) there was no scope for the development of its distinctively different...

Various families acquire various types of culture. Even though every family may differ from one another in point of “all aspects” of culture, it is possible to categorize those in view of their similarities. This article endeavors to give a brief description of various groups of families...

As a solution to urban housing problems, developer’s housing in the form of multi-storied apartment buildings are now sprawling up all over busy cities of Bangladesh, specially in Dhaka city. Such housing has got obvious advantages and many disadvantages. One of the major disadvantages arises...

The reality that Bangladesh has got rich cultural and architectural heritage may be seen in the current paper. Due to her scenic beauty, geographical location, abundance of provisions etc. numerous races and types of people visited this land since time immemorial. The climate and topography of...

There are differences between cultural qualities and ‘values’. While the term ‘cultural quality’ denotes the exact meaning of the term, various societies use in the same in different meanings, as practiced by them. So, it is essential to know the ‘implied meanings’ of these terms in...

In this chapter we shall discuss peoples’ culture in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, with special reference to their influences on architecture and planning. In this connection we shall discuss various factors affecting the culture of men and the cultures of families. In discussing people’s...