URP Student Secure the 1st Position at a Prestigious National Competition

May 31, 2025

One of the Batch 23 students from the department of URP, BUET, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐟𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧, secured the 1st position in the prestigious national competition “টেকসই নগর পরিকল্পনায় তরুণদের ভাবনা – ২০২৫”, organized by the Ministry of Housing and Public Works (MoHPW) and the Urban Development Directorate (UDD). Her project titled “𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐦 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,” won top honours in the Urban and Rural Planning category for its innovative, inclusive, and climate-responsive design. She proposed introducing modular floating platforms that serve as community spaces during dry seasons and transform into safe shelters during floods, powered by solar energy and equipped with rainwater harvesting and IoT-based flood monitoring. The idea offers a sustainable and scalable model for climate adaptation in flood-vulnerable cities. The prize-giving ceremony was held on 28 May 2025 at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, where she received the award from 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐆𝐨𝐁, and 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐔𝐄𝐓. We extend our earnest congratulations to her for the hard work, creativity, and spirited representation of our department.