Build homes for all

Build homes for all

Habibullah Mizan
Staff reporter
The New Nation
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Leaders of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) sought short term and long-term loans at lower interest rates from the government, private banks and financing agencies and media support for continued growth of this sector.
They demanded of the government to reduce registration fees so that the middle class people can buy flats easily.
RRHAB leaders speaking at a view exchange meeting with editors of newspapers in Dhaka city yesterday.
Naya Diganta Editor Alamgir Mohiuddin, Jugantor Editor Golam Sarwar, Observer Executive Editor AM Mofazzal, New Nation Editor Mostafa Kamal Majumder, Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamal Dutt, and Prothom Alo Joint Editor Abdul Qayyum, among others, were present at the meeting.
The REHAB leaders urged the government to allocate lands from RAJUK plots at concession prices and faster approval of their building plans.
They requested the government to introduce a long-term housing policy instead of changing building code frequently for the sake of building a panoramic Dhaka city.
Their other demands included reducing tax and vat on raw materials of backward linkage industries related to the construction sector and government services at cheap rates.
The REHAB leaders sought continuous support from the media to face the present challenges posed by inflation and demand contraction.