, Aug. 27 -- The Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), a platform of urban planners, on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the interim government's recent move to amend Dhaka's Detailed Area Plan (DAP).

The platform raised the concern at a press conference at its auditorium in the capital.

Addressing the press conference, its President Professor Dr Adil Mohammad Khan said the current population density of Dhaka is over 50,000 per square kilometre on average which will increase more if DAP is amended.

"In some areas like Badda, Rampura, Basabo and old Dhaka over 1 lakh people are living per square kilometre, which might be the highest in the world," he said.

Professor Adil said many works have to be done for improvement of traffic...