It is the National Authoritative Board on building planning, estates and resources, plot allotment, and construction approvals from both public and private entities.

The primary aim of the 1959 Master Plan was to offer a comprehensive strategy for managing the anticipated rapid population growth of Dhaka.

The Town Improvement (Amendment) Act of 1987 resulted in the transformation of the DIT into the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Capital City Development Authority).

Each member, equivalent to Joint-Secretary level, holds specific responsibilities within one of the five divisions: development and engineering; estate and land; finance, budget and accounts; planning; and architecture.

[3][failed verification] The agency is supposed to generate revenue from city land, which many feel conflicts with its strategic and planning functions.