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Climatological issue has always been a foremost apprehension for any country especially in housing technologies. Bangladesh is among the most populous countries in the world with average 1115.62 people packed into every square kilometer. More than two million people in Dhaka either live in slums or are without any proper shelter. People always try to migrate to Dhaka for various reasons. Urban migration is mainly due to better employment opportunities - especially in the ready-made garments sector - and educational opportunities. More than 1/4th people leave for the cities because of natural disasters, river erosion and recurrent flooding. In a developing country like Bangladesh �housing inadequacies and backlog have been increasing mainly due to the increase in population. Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. So, it is important to make low cost dwelling place for them. Low cost housing means housing at low cost but suitable to the environment for all sections of the population. Model houses were constructed at the selected locations to demonstrate disaster resilient structure to the local community with an aim that new design or at least some features would be replicated. Different treatment schemes for increasing the durability of materials were employed to study their effectiveness. The prime objective is to reduce cost and make housing an eco-friendly one. As natural calamities like flood and cyclone are common phenomena. This low cost housing should be durable and should have good living conditions for the dwellers.