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Dhanmondi Ground

Legal battle mulled against takeover bid

Staff Correspondent
Environmental activists are planning to go for legal actions against the reported move by a limited company to take over Dhanmondi public playground.
Members of Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) discussed the matter at its meeting on September 30 following a Daily Star report, said IAB president Mubasshar Hussein.
Lt Sheikh J 3 m a 1 Dhanmondi Club Limited, a limited company, is going to take over Dhanmondi playground, he said.
“We will soon take initiatives to hold a press conference along with Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) and others and resume the case pending with the HC in this regard," said Mubasshar.
“The playground belongs to each resident of Dhanmondi," 15
Dhaka Friday October 2,2009 , M
headded.
“We will raise the issue in today's (yesterday) meeting to set an action plan to save the playground," said Bapa Member Secretary architect Iqbal Habib.
Dhanmondi Club was named Lt Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited at a general meeting on August 20.
The newly formed limited company intends to build a mini stadium and club building and develop sports and recreational facilities at the playground.
Mubasshar Hussein, a sports organiser and Dhanmondi resident, said the club members are surveying the playground at present.
"Locals had no access to the playground for the past 20 days," said Hussein, adding: "Normally school and college goers of Dhanmondi and Kalabagan areas play in the playground from dawn to dusk."
The goal posts in the playground have already been
removed, he added.
If Lt Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited is formed in the pattern of Dhaka Club, Gulshan Club and Uttara Club Limited it will be an exclusive club, he said.
If the club is turned into an exclusive zone it will become a den of various anti-social activi -ties, said Hussein.
Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa), an environmental group, and Institute of Architects Bangladesh jointly filed a writ petition against commercial uses of the playground by Dhanmondi Club during BNP-Jamaat coalition rule.
Following the petition the High Court (HC) on April 24, 2004 directed the Dhaka City Corporation not to use Dhanmondi playground for any pu rposes o th er th an sports.
DCC, the official custodian of the playground, has long been playing a dubious role in maintaining the playground. It has done nothing so far to implement the HCorder.