Chittagong Bureau :
A round table discussion on Trends & Development possibilities of Bangladesh Real Estate Sector was held at the audtiroium of Chittagong Club on Wednesday last.
REHAB, Chittagong chapter and Protom Alo jointly organized the RTC. Mr.Bishajit Chowdhury, Joint editor of Protom Alo was the moderator. Chairman of Chittagong Developmenty authority M. Abdus Salam presided over it. State Minister for Land Ministsry Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed was expected to join the RTC but could not join due to his illness.
Among others President of Chittagong chamber Mahbubul Alam, Acting President of REHAB Rabiul Hoque , first vice president of BGMEA Nasiruddin chowdhury , Chairman of IEB, Chittagog chapter Engr. ManzareAlam, Engr. MA Rashid, Arch. Taslim uddin chowdhury, Arch. Sohail M Shakoor, Dr. Moinul Islam Mahmud, Managing Editor of Dainik Azado Wahid Malik, etc. participated the RTC as discussants.
The speakers emphasized the need for resolving the prevailing accommodation crisis in the city with govt patronization and they called upon the REHAB members to construct low cost apartment that can afford by the middle and low income group people. Bank loan with single digit interests to REHAB members and the apartment buyers also stressed in the discussions. The speakers also urged the REHAB to built up township in the outskirts of the city instead of peaceland development. The speakers also blamed some of the REHAB members those are deceiving the beneficiaries I the name of allotment of apartment.
Most of the discussants claimed that non-REHAB members should not be allowed to run the real estate development business as they mostly argued and proper policy for the real estate development sector should be formulated , speakers added.
