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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.
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 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.
The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন, romanized: Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn, lit. 'National Parliament Building') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar besides St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
[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]
6.15 km [6] Completed $3.868 billion Or, Tk 30,193 crore Road and Rail Padma multipurpose bridge is considered the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. [7] It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh, and the longest over Ganges River in terms of both span and the total length. Padma Rail Link: Dhaka, Mawa, Bhanga, Jessore
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]
The month has 29 or 30 days, based on the true movements of the Sun, in the old non-reformed Bengali calendar, still used in West Bengal, [1] and in the Nepali calendar. [ 6 ] Falgun was named for the nakshatra ( lunar mansion ) Uttara phalguni , in the vicinity of which the full moon appears at that time of the year. [ 7 ]