Housing for the Government Employees: A Case Study on Chittagong, Bangladesh

Housing is a basic human right and at the same time is the single largest expenditure item in the budgets of most families and individuals. It is also most important urban issues in both developed and developing economies. There are millions of people working for the government all over Bangladesh. From the British colonial period to today Government provides rental housing to their employees posted in various parts of the country during the service period. The house provided by the government is to be vacated by the employee after retirement. But coping with the increasing pressure for new housing and maintaining the quality of existing housing is a great challenge for the governments of developing countries. Chittagong city of Bangladesh is a case in point. This research aims at investigating the present condition of the government housing in Chittagong city and tries to suggest a comprehensive long term policy that can insure the quality and also be effective to make a balance between the demand and the supply of the housings for the government employees in Bangladesh.