Dhaka is already struggling with a shortage of open spaces.

Green activists, city planners and professionals yesterday urged the government to halt its move to amend the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), calling it faulty and harmful to Dhaka’s liveability.

Revised DAP approved-in-principle raises concerns.

Proposed DAP amendments can lead to overcrowding in the city.

The government is weighing potential revisions to the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), a blueprint meant to guide Dhaka’s development, just two years after its approval, raising serious concerns among urban planners.

Govt should not bow to pressure from real estate developers