Human life is full of necessities. Amongst them, there are five basic necessities of human life: food, clothing, housing, education and treatment. The third one has become a great problem nowadays and is possibly the most difficult to solve. Both the people and government find it difficult to cope with this problem. In many countries population is increasing very rapidly; but houses are not increasing in sufficient number. The main reasons for this are the high cost of building materials and lack of land. 

People suffer a lot because of the housing problem. Often they are to spend a large part of their income on accommodation. They are to live in small flats or apartments. Rooms are not enough for all the members of the family. Children do not have study rooms. Often people are to rent houses in the crowded or unhealthy areas. They often rent a house far from the place of work. Therefore, they have to spend a lot for transportation. Most of the people of our country are badly suffering from the problem of unemployment. They gather in Dhaka city to get a job and earn their livelihood. So they became houseless and shelterless and at last, they took shelter in unhygienic Jums. Unemployment and poverty is the main cause of housing problem.

The People should be encouraged to construct more houses. They should be given loans on easy terms. due importance government should also undertake a big housing programme. Housing should be given in national planning. The government should make sure to set up more houses every year.

There are many private housing societies in the country. These should be encouraged to build more But fake housing societies should not be allowed to cheat people. Housing problem is a great problem of modern time. The government should give emphasis to solve this problem. The civil society should come forward to mitigate the problem.