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Urban planner Adil Mohammed Khan, former president of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, said, “Muktangan was once used for small political gatherings, but now it’s being exploited commercially. The authorities must investigate who controls the spaces and hold them accountable. Previous governments had allowed this encroachment, but the current one should act decisively to restore and preserve such historic sites.”

Mohammad Mobasher Hasan, chief property officer of DSCC, said, “We have already undertaken a development project under Zone-2 of DSCC to evict all the illegal structures and make Muktangan usable as a public place again.”