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The real estate industry in Bangladesh operates under various laws and regulations, including: Town Improvement Act, 1953: This act established Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and gives it the authority to plan, develop, and expand Dhaka city, also granting the government powers to acquire land, construct buildings, and address issues of congestion and inadequate housing.
The Saka Era was the widely used in Bengal, prior to the arrival of Muslim rule in the region, according to various epigraphical evidence. [5] [6] The Bikrami calendar was in use by the Bengali people of the region. This calendar was named after king Vikramaditya with a zero date of 57 BCE. [7]
[failed verification] Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. [3] Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of the country's urban population. [4] An urban centre with a population of less than 100,000 is defined as a "town". In total, there are 490 such towns in Bangladesh. [3]
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after switching from presidency to premiership following the independence of Bangladesh and founding of a parliamentary government, [6] used to have his office at what was known as the "President's House" (later more commonly "Sugandha Bhaban" and officially "State Guest House Sugandha"), [7] which he referred to as the "Ganabhaban", meaning "People's House", and now ...
In rural Bengali communities, the Bengali calendar is credited to "Bikromaditto", like many other parts of India and Nepal. However, unlike these regions where it starts in 57 BCE, the modern Bangladeshi and Bengali calendar starts from 593 CE suggesting that the starting reference year was adjusted at some point. [6] [7]
Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara (Bengali: উত্তরা romanised: Uttora) is a neighbourhood of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word uttor (Bengali: উত্তর) meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
In the rural areas of Bangladesh, it is often called Bangla Ghar (Bengali Style House). The main construction material used in modern time is corrugated steel sheets. Previously they had been constructed from wood, bamboo and a kind of straw called Khar. Khar was used in the roof of the Bungalow house and kept the house cold during hot summer days.
Rajbari District (Bengali: রাজবাড়ী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. [4] [5] It is a part of the Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on the west, Rajbari is also the meeting point of two distinctive culture of Bangladesh.