HBRP Publication Page 1-15 2020. All Rights Reserved Page 1 Journal of Research in Infrastructure Designing Volume 3 Issue 1 DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3877989 Locational Attributes of Playgrounds in a City: Need Assessment Approach on Zone 2 in DNCC, Bangladesh Mohammad Mizanur Rahman 1* , Ashiqur Rahman 2 , Dr.Shammi Akter Satu 3 , Sabrina Sharmin 4 1 Assistant Professor, 2 Postgraduate Researcher, 3 Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. * Corresponding Author E-mailId:-mizanurp@gmail.com ABSTRACT Dhaka is a city of 400 years that are huge in the amount of population. For this over populated city service provision is a challenging task. Dhaka city lacks in public facilities such as open space, playgrounds, parks etc. This research has tried to evaluate the scarcity of playgrounds in zone 2 of Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh. The study aims to assess the network system of the existing playgrounds and need for the playgrounds facilities. Cluster Sample Technique was conducted in the DNCC zone two and Ward wise questionnaire survey were conducted among the households who have young aged members in family. The sample size were 300 and the Sampling method was cluster sample technique. The deficiency of playgrounds is analysed in this research in accordance to planning standard. As per DMDP and DAP, 152.80 acre are deficit land. According to this master plan for Dhaka city there needs 160.40 acre of land for playgrounds, but zone-2 has only 7.60 acre of land for playgrounds. The demand and locational distribution of playgrounds in the study area are also explored in this research. Basically, the whole research has tried to execute and make link between playgrounds and its service zone that are assessed with various analysis. Keywords:-Playgrounds, need assessment, planning standard, service area, demand-supply INTRODUCTION Rapid urbanization, migration & population growth have trended towards emergency growth of city. They create unplanned development to meet housing demand of huge population in a city. In case of Dhaka city, huge number of population and its upward increment hampered the convenience and the quality of living of city dwellers. It’s really tough to fulfilling the demand of urban services and facilities of Dhaka city [6]. Playground is a major urban facility and play space design must be an essential component in the urban planning process [6, 9]. It’s an important feature of a city that provides recreational facility to the city dwellers. Urban civilized area demands open space and playground. Playground is a bridge between man and nature. Playground provides recreational facilities in a low financial cost. It provides diverse opportunities. During passive recreation, use of resource of landscape is influenced by their characteristics [6]. Having a well-designed play environment for the age range is important in engaging children and youngsters in active sports and recreational activities [8,10]. The outdoor public places with trees and vegetation, these more natural environmental settings are also found to