Announcement

20 Aug 2026

Call for Paper for the Souvenir of the World Habitat Day 2026


Respected Members and Planning Students,

Greetings from Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP).

We are pleased to inform you that as in previous years, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, GoB is going to celebrate World Habitat Day 2026 this year in a befitting manner. Like every year, relevant Professional Bodies will extend their support to the government to observe the day. This year, the theme of the day in Bangladesh has been set as “Adequate Housing for All”.

In this connection a souvenir will be published by the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, GoB.

Therefore, interested members of BIP and planning students are requested to send their Articles/Essays in Maximum 3500 words must be relevant to this year’s theme in Bengali/English (For Bengali: Font Name - NIKOSH, Size - 14; For English: Font Name – Times New Roman, Size – 12) to us (souvenir.bip@gmail.com) for publishing in the souvenir latest by 1 September 2026.

We expect your active participation in all the events of the day.

Thank you,


Planner Prof. Musleh Uddin Hasan, PhD
General Secretary
Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) 
&
Planner Hosneara Alo
Board Member (Research & Publication)
Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)
and
Member, Souvenir Publication Committee
World Habitat Day 2026 Celebration