Sorry state of a playground

Last year when I was in Chittagong, I went to see the Parade Ground, a vast playground. I was impressed with the development of the place which had been turned into a recreation centre. There was a walkway around the playground. The place was buzzing with youngsters playing cricket, football and other sports. There were many health conscious people jogging or walking on the walkway. The place looked really clean. Two weeks back, on my last visit to Chittagong, I went to see the playground again and was astonished at the visible deterioration within the short span of a year. There were dust and decaying leaves everywhere; the paint on the grills was peeling off at places; people were using a corner of it as a urinal, and so on. Why such neglect? We hope the authorities will look into the matter.

Mahbubur Rashid
Bashundhara Residential Area
Dhaka