The constitution of Bangladesh binds the government to play an effective role in assuring housing rights to all as basic rights as citizen. The National Housing Policy 1993 commits the government to take initiative in housing as a provider, for weaker section of the people, and as a facilitator in all housing initiatives.
As significant development in the housing question has been the adoption of the National Housing Policy NHP in 1993 (amended in 1997). The basic principle of the 1993 NHP is that The government would play the role of enabler or facilitator in housing sector (article 4.2), and not the role of a developer or provider.
The 1993 NHP also promised special attention to housing needs of women. Particularly Women in difficult circumstances (article 5.12) and disadvantaged women, such as widows, single women and women headed households living in bellow the poverty line (article 5.14).
As per the constitution Government has already took some projects for solving this type of housing problems. The projects are......
01. Cluster Village: to rehabilitate cyclone affected people in coastal area.
02. Ideal village project: in which titles were given on land/housing to low income men and women jointly.
03. Shelter project: To provide housing for the rural poor.
04. return to village project: to rehabilitate urban slum dwellers evicted by government.
source: A thesis on " Increasing access to housing for low income people in Bangladesh through income and employment generation"
By,
Mrs. Sanzida Khanam,
Executive Director,
Bandhan Society (NGO) and
Access to service program of ITDG Bangladesh
