Demolishing BGMEA building
Why do we need to pull down the BGMEA corporate office while it is not harming anybody's interests, public or private? A post editorial in The Daily Star described the logic of pulling down illegally built buildings, though I am slightly of a different opinion. There are a good number of illegally erected buildings in Dhaka city. The caretaker government tried to identify such buildings to demolish. But for some unknown reasons, those plans were not accomplished except for the Rangs Bhaban near the PM office.
The BGMEA building is an operational hub of an organisation that is bringing in our main remittance, which seems to be the lifeline for our economy. It is not a personal property of any individual. No individual is reaping benefits from the building.
On the other hand, the building is so spectacular that it is not harming the beauty of the city. The lakeside skyscraper is eye-catching. Demolishing this structure will also cost a huge amount of money, which in a country like ours, should not be encouraged. The govt. can impose a heavy fine or on the organisation instead.
In Singapore, if anybody commits any wrong, the govt. fines him or her heavily, instead of sending the person to jail or inflicting any other punishment. That's why they call Singapore sarcastically “a fine city.” The govt. may consider the proposition. Both it and the organisation can be benefited from the proposal.
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