Urban Development Directorate (Bangladesh)

Urban Development Directorate

Government Seal of Bangladesh

Urban Development Directorate Building

Formation| 17 July 1965
Headquarters| Dhaka, Bangladesh

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali
Website| www.udd.gov.bd

The Urban Development Directorate is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works responsible for urban planning.[1][2] M. Mahmud Ali is the Director of Urban Development Directorate.[3]

## History

[edit]

Urban Development Directorate was 17 July 1965 to develop urban areas. In 1983, Brigadier General Enamul Haque Khan led Martial Law Committee on Organizational set up recommended upgrading the department and increasing its responsibilities. It was approved by a review committee led by Major General Atiqur Rahman.[4][5]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Fragmented governance undermines urban utility services". The Daily Star. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
2. ^ "Govt yet to approve". The Daily Star. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
3. ^ "Coordination must for climate resilient cities". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
4. ^ নগর উন্নয়ন অধিদপ্তর. udd.gov.bd. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
5. ^ "When will urban planning get its due importance?". The Daily Star. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

This article about a Bangladeshi organisation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template