Housing and public works minister Abdul Mannan Khan on Monday told the
Jatiya Sangsad that the government has planned to develop four satellite
towns surrounding the capital to ease housing crisis in Dhaka City.
Of the four towns, three will be developed by National Housing Authority
and one by the Public Works Ministry, said the minister while replying
to a question from treasury bench member Pinu Khan.
Four satellite towns are Dhaka-Kamrangir Char Satellite Town,
Bangshi-Dhamrai Satellite Town, Ichhamati-Sirajdikhan Satellite Town in
Munsiganj and Dhaleswari-Singair Satellite Town in Manikganj.
A Malaysian company visited the site of Dhaka-Kamrangir Char Satellite Town project on June 23, 2011.
The government appointed a consultancy firm on July 24, 2012 that has
already submitted inception report, mid-term report and draft final
report. It will soon submit the final report, he added.
An MoU has already been signed with Malaysia on October 18, 2011 to
implement Bangshi-Dhamrai Satellite Town under government to government
agreement.
Besides, steps have already been taken to implement
Ichhamati-Sirajdikhan Satellite Town and Dhaleswari-Singair Satellite
Town under public-private partnership initiative, the minister added. (source)