Abstract:
Housing is the one of the basic needs for human being. Land is scarce in Bangladesh. a
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country with a large population and limited land resource. The housing problems primarily
arise from the huge migration of rural people to the cities. In order to mitigate the housing
problems private land developers are developing private housing projects in Khulna. These
private housing projects are being developed out side the Khulna City Corporation area.
There are 19 private housing projects under 12 private Real Estate Development Agencies
in Khulna. Majority of these projects is located on the south-western fringe of Khulna. The
studied 19 projects provided 2481 residential plots, where Khulna Development Authority
(KDA) and Housing and Settlement Directorate (HSD) provided 3679 plots in planned
residential areas of Khulna. The developers supplied these plots to the house buyers through
an easy process. Buyers can get theses plots without any. bureaucratic complexity lind
lengthy formalities. The developers hand over the deed of plots to the buyers after full
payment of the price ofland. It has been seen that all developers converted agricultural land
to residential areas. As a result agricultural land is also gradually being reduced in Khull1l1
The local development authority, KDA has no control over these private housing
development schemes. As a result, the developers can start a housing project anywhere they
like. As real estate is a profitable business. mainly the land brokers are coming into this
business with little or no knowledge regarding planning and requirements of housing, such
private developers are developing housing projects possessing low quality service lilcllilies
and the rate of conversion of agricultural land for housing is also significant. This research
attempted to analyze the trend of formal private residential development and investigate its
impact on the growth pattern of Khulna.
