Building fountain infront of Jatiya Sangsad

The Dhaka Beautification Cell of the city corporation, in the changed circumstances, may deny to have given permission to build the fountain, but what would they say if the City Bank, the organisation that was building it, decides to show the written permission from the DCC as it has claimed to possess? A serious lack of coordination has been exposed again among the various agencies of the government, which could have had a disastrous impact on the landscape of this world famous architectural monument. We demand a serious inquiry into the matter and expect stern punishment for those who dared to tamper with the original design.

This was not the first time such an effort was initiated. Here we recall the time when construction of two residential units for the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker in the Sangsad Bhaban area was resumed despite strong protests by various environmental and architect groups. Though the government had clearly shown that it has no qualms in tampering with the original plan by world famous architect Louis Kahn, it had to change its stance after a high court ruling which asked the government to retain the original nature and design of the complex. We, from The Daily Star, have time and again protested against any attempt that would destroy the spirit of the original plan. Now we demand an end of it, once and for all. The parliament complex is regarded as one of the best architectural sites in the world and without any doubt we are very proud of this prized possession. We urge the government to take steps with Unesco to declare it a world heritage site as soon as possible.

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