Bangladesh government has gazetted the much talked-about Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka city. Six years ago the project was initiated by RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkh). The gazette notification has been issued under section 73 of the Town Improvement Act, 1953 encompassing 590 square miles under the master plan of DAP(Detailed Area Plan) for Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) under the jurisdiction of RAJUK.

Dhaka city has lots of bright sides as well as some really intolerable features. Traffic Jam is the single most kill joy in the city that is virtually crippling peoples mobility and as a result, millions of working hours are being lost in commuting in Dhaka. It has been happening for years and sadly on everyday basis.

Dhaka with its mesmerizing beauty has impressed people around the globe. Many took the opportunity to write down about those glorious days in their travel Diaries. Among them Lieutenant Cornell C J C Davidson of the Bengal Engineers, in way can be ignored The magnificence of the Bara Katra is so vivid in his description that it is now an obligation to find how the Bara Katra is surviving today.