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DST News: The government has established a nine-member taskforce comprising leading urban planners and academics to develop recommendations for integrating spatial planning into the nation’s overall development framework and to devise strategies for preparing and implementing a National Spatial Plan.

An official notification issued by the Planning Commission stated that the taskforce will be headed by Dr. A.T.M. Nurul Amin, an eminent urban planner, Emeritus Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology, and Honorary Member of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP).

Other members of the committee include Professor Dr. Selim Rashid, Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois and Honorary Member of BIP; Professor Dr. Adil Muhammad Khan, President of BIP; Sheikh Muhammad Mehedi Ahsan, General Secretary of BIP; Dr. Farhana Ahmed from the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS); A.K.M. Riaz Uddin, Member of BIP; Syed Shahriar Amin, Vice-President of BIP; and Professor Musleh Uddin Hasan from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at BUET.

A representative from the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission will act as the Member Secretary of the taskforce.

According to its terms of reference, the taskforce will prepare and submit a detailed report within two months after consulting relevant stakeholders. It will also have the flexibility to include additional members if necessary.

The GED of the Planning Commission will provide both secretarial and technical assistance to facilitate the taskforce’s activities.