Demolition of illegal structures begin

  

DHAKA WNES

As per High Court order, illegal structures beside the central shaheed minar was partially demolished on Saturday which were constructed centering an ordinary grave which was later transformed into a shrine.
 In the name shrine a vested quarter occupied 20 katha land of the central shaheed minar illegally .
Dhaka district magistrate Al Amin led the eviction team comprised of Public Works Department, Dhaka South City

Corporation, Dhaka University,Police and Fire Service.  The drive wascontinued from 10 am to 12 .15 pm.

Al Amin said at least 20structures including 9 big size structures were demolished during the two-hourdrive. Some structures belong to the mazar were demolished but the grave andthe mosque remain untouched. The High Court will be informed about the progressof the drive, he added.

He said the persons concernedhave been asked to remove the structures of grave and mosque within 24 hoursotherwise legal steps will be taken. About the mosque a clear directive fromthe court will be sought soon, he added.

The magistrate said as there is abig mosque in Dhaka Medical Collage campus there is no logic of buildinganother mosque here.

Proctor Amzad Ali said aftercompletion of the eviction Dhaka University authority will maintain thepremises that was illegally occupied through constructing a mazar.

The illegal structures demolishedinclude one kitchen room, one store room, two toilets, two living rooms, onewash room, one water tank and gate of the shrine. These structures were erectedadjacent to the boundary wall of the nursing hostel. 

The High Court on Wednesdaypassed an order to remove all illegal structures beside the central shaheedminar within 48 hours responding to a writ petition filed by Prof MuntasirMamun.

Former students of Dhaka MedicalCollege said a fourth class employee was buried in that place but after thedecades of the ordinary grave was gradually transformed into a shrine by the vestedquarters.