Let public property remain public
THE manner in which the Dhanmondi playground is being appropriated by a private club is abhorrent. It is even worse when that club is using the name of a member of Bangabandhu's family to do that. One cannot but see a motive in renaming the club only in 2009, so many years after it was established
By all records the Dhanmondi playground is a civic amenity provided for the local residents. And it is regrettable that the ground had of late fallen into disrepair because of DCC negligence. But nevertheless it belongs to the people, in particular to those of the neighbourhood. But the PWD, the owner, and the DCC which was entrusted since 1984 to maintain the ground, have by their action and inaction acquiesced to the illegal grabbing.
In this regard we want to know how the DCC has spent huge sum of public money to fence off the ground and restrict use of the property by the people in gross violation of the High Court order of 2011. We would also want to know how local government money has come to be allocated for building some sports facilities within the playground.
Dhanmondi area badly needs a breathing space which the playground was so far. We strongly denounce any attempt to grab a civic amenity and make it the exclusive preserve of a private club. We also condemn the prosecution of those leading the struggle to free the ground. In fact by doing so the club has tainted the name of Bangabandhu family. Should the family allow this to happen?
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