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Table 3 Housing projects’ land value increased in Dhaka (1983–2008).

From: Rapid urbanization and changing land values in mega cities: implications for housing development projects in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Name of the housing project

Land price increase

Purchase value (land price/m2)

Present value (land price/m2)

Percentage increase/m2

Public

 Uttara Model Town

6268.39

36,193.94

477.40

 Nikunja

3636.45

36,979.2

916.90

 Rupnagar housing

5297.62

27,368.42

416.62

 Chayabithi

2156.35

9091.2

321.60

Private

 Basundhara

7792.54

36,779.23

371.98

 Janata housing

6181.82

13,333.34

115.69

 Hasnabad Housing

3636.36

11,636.35

220.0

 Mohammadia housing

4116.6

27,272.98

562.51

 Banasree new town

5479.58

18,812.90

243.32

 Nobodoy housing

4349.09

16,000

267.89

 Nabinagar Housing

3369.70

12,848.50

281.3

 Dhaka Uddayan

3083.64

10,181.81

230.19

 P C culture housing

4480

29,963.41

568.83

 Eastern housing Pallabi exten.

7786.82

54,400

598.62

 Bank town

398.54

12,872.74

3129.94