Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. About 80% of its population live in rural areas and about 50% of its total population still are below the poverty line. Most of the people living in the villages or in urban slum areas do not have a habitable dwelling house along with safe water supply and sanitation facility which are the basic needs of human beings. The use of indigenous materials dominates the country’s present housing pattern. But the houses built of these materials lack structural stability and durability which in turn depend largely on judicious selection of materials and sound structural design. Thus these houses can not provide a cost-effective return to the poor users,