How much can you build?

FAR, floor area, flats and floors for a plot in Dhaka under the RAJUK 2025 rules: the Bidhimala 2025 road-FAR table and the DAP density blocks.

Plot size3,600 sft · 5.00 katha

katha

NeighbourhoodDAP density block

Road in front30 ft · 9.14 m

Building use

Flats per floor

Incentives you will claim

12,686sft

Permitted floor area at FAR 3.52

G+6

Floors, approx.

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Flats (pick a block)

2,249sft

Floor plate

12,686sft

At base FAR 3.52

Base 3.52

Permitted 3.52

Road FAR

3.52

30′ road (9.14 m)

Area FAR

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Choose a density block

Base FAR

3.52

The lower of the two, always allowed

Permitted FAR

3.52

Road FAR only until a block is chosen

Plot envelope

Plot: 3,600 sft · 5.00 katha
Max ground coverage: 62.5% · 2,250 sft
Open space to keep: 37.5% incl. 18.75% unpaved for rainwater
Minimum setbacks: front 4′-11″, sides 3′-3″, rear 4′-1″ (7 storeys)
Road-FAR category: Central Dhaka, Purbachal, Jhilmil
Occupancy: A3 · flats / apartments

Choose the plot's density block to apply its area FAR and dwelling-unit limit.

Draw it

Generate plans, a 3D model and a cost estimate within these limits.

Plan this building

Sources: Dhaka Mahanagar Imarat Nirman Bidhimala 2025 (SRO 469-Law/2025); DAP 2022–2035, 2nd amendment (SRO 468-Law/2025). Floors are an estimate from the floor plate after setbacks and ground coverage. A planning aid, not an approval: confirm the density block on the DAP map and have a registered architect check the figures.