Environmentalists and rights activists have demanded that all the fields and parks under the two city corporations of Dhaka must be opened soon in order to protect the physical and mental health of the city dwellers.
They made the demand at a sit-in programme held in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital on Thursday (August 17, 2023).
Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust, Institute for Planning and Development, Green Voice and different other rights and environmental platforms jointly organised the programme demanding opening the fields and parks in the city by completing the development work quickly.
MA Mannan Monir, founder of Dhaka Ideal Cadet School; presided over the programme, while Md. Mithun, assistant project officer of WBB Trust; moderated the programme. Ziaur Rahman, senior project manager of WBB Trust; and some others spoke at the event.
Ziaur Rahman said that the fields and parks which have been opened after development are also occupied by various clubs or local influential. Common people are barred from entering there.
All the fields and parks must be opened for the people of the city without delay.
The speakers said that initiatives have been taken to develop the fields and parks in Dhaka city, but several fields and parks are closed due to the development activities not being completed within the stipulated time. Some fields and parks are open, but most of the time the fields and parks remain closed.
The fields and parks must be opened for all quickly.
