Remove Zia’s grave from House premises
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque yesterday in parliament asked the authorities concerned to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave and other structures, constructed going beyond the original design of the Jatiya Sangsad, from the premises of parliament.
Participating in the discussion on the proposed budget for 2019-20, the minister said, “Some structures including Zia’s grave were constructed on the Jatiya Sangsad premises going beyond the original design. There are also some other graves here. I request to remove these.”
Several ministers and lawmakers had made the same demand in the 9th and 10th parliament, to restore the parliament complex to its original design made by world-famous architect Louis I Kahn.
The Jatiya Sangsad collected the original design in 2016, but no initiative is visible yet to remove those structures.
Elaborating on the government’s activities on providing facilities to freedom fighters, Mozammel said his ministry has taken initiative to keep experience of every freedom fighter in record. The experience of every freedom fighter will be recorded for 10-20 minutes, and preserved permanently, he added.
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