The preparation of Master Plan depends on the policies and relevant contemporary rules and regulations presents by the government. In preparation of the Plan, guidelines and strategies accomplishes through the policies considers carefully. Contemporary rules and regulations help to formulate the process and procedure for development control.

It is necessary to impose control on the use and development of urban land. A range of urban planning tools including landuse planning, transportation planning and management, site planning, subdivision regulations and building regulations applies to minimize environmental impacts of urban development activities.

Bangladesh Landuse Policy notifies in the year 2001. Major aim of the policy formulates to prevent indiscriminate conversion of agricultural land in to non-agricultural use. Such conversion will be threatened for food security of the country. The expansion of residential, commercial, industrial and socio-economic uses will encourage the diminishing trend of agriculture land. Through the policy, government encourages Compact Township and vertical expansion of the different type of building rather than horizontal expansion.

The housing problem in the country stands of serious magnitude. Large number of homeless households; rapid growth of slums and unauthorized squatter settlement actuates the problem. Increasing cost of land and construction materials; rampant speculation and the phenomenal increase in house rent disperses the poor from city center. The problem compounds by non-availability of basic civic services. Water and sanitation to the bulk of the population and acute shortage of affordable and adequate shelter for the poor and vulnerable groups stands on low grade.