Social Housing: Its Applicability and Suitability in Bangladesh
Abstract
Social Housing is a well accepted concept in the democratic countries. In many republics the bureaucrats try to continue the previous apartheid policies they followed during the kings, dictators or military generals. Non introduction of Social Housing in Bangladesh is a clear expression of such mentality. As custodian of all properties and wealth of the territory the people’s representatives are the real rulers, where the bureaucrats are their executioners. The representatives can play this role only if they have no dependence on the bureaucrats for any reason, whatsoever. In absence of a transparent system of collection of fund for political activities, in many countries, the politicians depend upon the bureaucrats for secret collections. It is obvious that such practice lessens the control of the politicians over their executioners.
In this article background issues relating to these topics have been described in order to justify why Social Housing should be introduced in Bangladesh and how. Even though Social Housing is a commonly-practiced program in the democratic countries, it is a pity that the government of Bangladesh did not still initiate it. All these indicate that the country needs courageous parliament members and their interventions in the traditional projects conducted by the bureaucrats.