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Make Dhaka habitable, urges CA

3-year programme on 400yrs of ci ty begins

UNB, Dhaka
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday called for saving the Buriganga, Dhaleshwari, Shitalakhya and Turag rivers to save Dhaka, as the rivers surround the sprawling city.
He made the call while inaugurating a three-year programme marking the completion of 400 years of Dhaka as a capital.
Cultural affairs ministry organised the opening ceremony at South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the
afternoon.
The head of the caretaker government urged the city mayor, ward commissioners, city planners, utility service providers, civil society and conscious city dwellers to make Dhaka a bustling, habitable and modern city.
He urged the authorities concerned, including the archaeological department, to take effective initiatives to properly preserve the historical anil traditional establishments ofDhaka.
Uttering the slogan of the celebration, 'Ashun Moii Furtitey', the GA said, "Let's come and enioy marking the 400 years of Dnaka as a capital. Let's remember die previous lifestyle and tradition of Dhaka."
Earlier at the function, the CA, LGRD Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal, Cultural Adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury and Cultural Ministry Secretary M Shariful Alam released four pigeons.
Some 400 colourful balloons were simultaneously released from the audience to mark the completion of 400 years of Dhaka. On the occasion, die CA also released a commemorative stamp of Tk 6 denomination.
The three-year progarmme, chalked out by the government, will be celebrated both at government and nongovernment levels. The programme includes jubilant processions at each ward of the city with horses and elephants, Dhakaiya food, including Bakarkhawani, festival, children's painting competition and various cultural progarmmes.
Chief adviser’s wife Neena Ahmed, advisers, special assistants to the CA, important personalities and school and college students were, among others, present at the inaugural event.
In his address, the CA said Dhaka is a witness to many historical events. “Dhaka and the people have created history through ages.”
In this context, he mentioned Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Language Movement of 1952, Mass Upsurge of 1969, surrender of Pakistani occupation forces and democratic movement of 1990.
Briefly speaking about the history of Dhaka, ne said the ancient Dhaka was built over a limited area of Pakurtoil, presently known as Babubazar, on bank of the Buriganga. In 1864, prior to introduction of municipal governing system, the area of Dhaka was of about 8 square miles while its population was nearly52,000.
“Today, the population of this city is over 1.20 crore with an 815-sqk area,” the CA told the function.
The inaugural programme was followed by a cultural show.