

Mohammad Masud, a resident of Gendaria, said that constructing a shopping mall and renovating the field would reduce the scope of its use by people, including children, as a playground in the area at a time when open spaces in the city was shrinking while the number of shopping malls was growing. The DSCC in September started constructing the shopping mall under a Tk 80 crore renovation project although the Jagannath University authorities and students protested at the city corporation move. Local people said that the field was the main recreational spot in the area as people of all ages played sports and spent time with family and friends while a local sports club also used a portion of the field. The university authorities said that the university had been using a portion of the 7.47-acre field as its central playground since 1984. The Dhaka South City Corporation is constructing a shopping mall in the Dhupkhola playground at Gendaria under a ‘renovation project’ despite protests and criticism from local people and the Jagannath University authorities. The construction of a multi-storey market building continues on Dhupkhola playground in Dhaka on Saturday. SUNAMGANJ HAOR EMBANKMENT PROJECTS 40pc works still to be done as deadline missed.New, outlying district public univs failing to woo students.Not for anyone to walk dully along, and away.Foreigners working illegally go unchecked.Follies in following in the footstep of Hindi.

Indian media report warrants no response: foreign ministry.Quota-system of job distribution needs to be reformed.

