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Why cultural events curtailed on DC Hill premises

JS committee on cultural affairs ministry asks Ctg DC

Staff Correspondent, Ctg
The parliamentary standing committee on cultural affairs ministry has sent a letter to the deputy commissioner of Chittagong asking about the "cap" on cultural programmes on the Chittagong DC Hill premises.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor told it to reporters in the sideline of a programme at Chittagong District Shilpakala Academy on Thursday.
Contacted, DC Zillur Rahman said he had received the letter. He, however, could not specify the date.
"We have received the letter recently andarepreparingadraft...,”hesaid. "We haven't banned cultural programmes at the DC Hill, but we want to bring a discipline in this regard," he said.
"... Many organisations have mushroomed and they want to hold programmes there [DC Hill]," he said. "If all of them are allowed to hold events, there will be at least three programmes a day.”
"Alongside the residences of divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner, there is a residential area consisting around a hundred houses in the area," he said. "If programmes take place every day, it will become impossible to live there."
Moreover, the place gets dirty and use of loudspeakers during the events creates sound pollution.
"We want to formulate a rule under which it would be mentioned which programmes could be organised on the DC Hill premises and who would be permitted...," he said.
Contacted, Rashed Hasan, president of cultural organisation Prama Abritti Sangsad, said if the DCs intention was not to allow just any organisation to hold programmes, it could have been done so under the present rule. There was no need to restrict cultural programmes.
"Linder the present rule, interested organisations have to apply to the DC for permissions. He could then easily verify which organisations are genuine and which are not. ”
On September 23 last year, Housing and Public Works Minister Eng Mosharraf Hossain after joining a cleaning campaign at the DC Hill told journalists that different organisers dump rubbish on the premises during programmes and make the place dirty. The minister on that day announced that only three programmes - Pahela Baishakh, Rabindra Jayanti, and Nazrul Jayanti - will be allowed on the spot.
However, no formal declaration has yet been made neither any notice has been issued regarding the decision. But, the authorities concerned have stopped giving permission to hold cultural programmes there.
The DC Hill has a long tradition of holding cultural programmes as it is located in the centre of the city and has an open stage.