Urban dialogue begins today

A two-day urban dialogue will begin in the capital on Wednesday aiming to find possible solutions to the growing urban challenges in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
Urban INGO Forum, Centre for Urban Resilience and the Department of Disaster Science and Management of Dhaka University will jointly arrange the 4 Urban Dialogue 2016 at the Senate Bhaban of the university.
The main objective of the dialogue is to advocate at policy level so that urban issues are addressed and the evidence-based solutions are used in formulating development policies for sustainable urban services.
Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain will be present at the inaugural session of the dialogue as the chief guest.  Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq, Mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Dr Salina Hayat Ivy and Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique spoke on the occasion.
Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) Chairman Prof Dr Nazrul Islam will present the keynote paper at the inaugural session.
In Bangladesh, about 28 per cent of the population lives in urban areas, out of which 38 per cent live in slums and it is projected that half of the country’s population will live in the urban areas by 2030. Rapid urban expansion due to rural urban migration and unplanned extension of the city corporations’ administrative boundaries are the major reasons for urban poverty.
According to experts, every year about 3 to 4 lakh rural people migrate to urban areas in search of employment and desiring to have improved economic, social, health and recreational facilities. 
Most of them take shelter in urban slums with a very low standard of living and limited access to basic amenities.
Six parallel sessions will be held on different urban issues, including urban health, urban poverty, affordable housing and urban governance, during the two-day dialogue.

Urban dialogue begins today

A two-day urban dialogue will begin in the capital on Wednesday aiming to find possible solutions to the growing urban challenges in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Urban INGO Forum, Centre for Urban Resilience and the Department of Disaster Science and Management of Dhaka University will jointly arrange the 4 Urban Dialogue 2016 at the Senate Bhaban of the university. The main objective of the dialogue is to advocate at policy level so that urban issues are addressed and the evidence-based solutions are used in formulating development policies for sustainable urban services. Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain will be present at the inaugural session of the dialogue as the chief guest. Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq, Mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Dr Salina Hayat Ivy and Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique spoke on the occasion. Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) Chairman Prof Dr Nazrul Islam will present the keynote paper at the inaugural session. In Bangladesh, about 28 per cent of the population lives in urban areas, out of which 38 per cent live in slums and it is projected that half of the countrys population will live in the urban areas by 2030. Rapid urban expansion due to rural urban migration and unplanned extension of the city corporations administrative boundaries are the major reasons for urban poverty. According to experts, every year about 3 to 4 lakh rural people migrate to urban areas in search of employment and desiring to have improved economic, social, health and recreational facilities. Most of them take shelter in urban slums with a very low standard of living and limited access to basic amenities. Six parallel sessions will be held on different urban issues, including urban health, urban poverty, affordable housing and urban governance, during the two-day dialogue.