Government moves to revise DAP again, with Floor Area Ratio set to ‘increase’The interim administration has decided to revise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), initiated during the previous government, to make Dhaka more livable. This involves introducing changes, such as increasing the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in certain regions. A RAJUK officer, REHAB Vice President Abdul Latif, and Bangladesh Institute of Planners President Adil Muhammad Khan confirmed the DAP revision decision to bdnews24.com. “With more housing units, population density will rise, putting pressure on services. On Jan 16 last year, the ministry amended the DAP, increasing FAR benefits for public and private housing, unplanned areas, block-based housing, and integrated plots.
