Eight years ago, in May, a large crowd staged a sit-in at Gezi Park, next to Taksim Square, Istanbul s bustling public plaza in the downtown of its European side. People wanted to save the park s 600 trees that would soon be cut to clear space for a massive Ottoman-style shopping mall. What started as a local environmental movement quickly snowballed into a national agitation against heavy-handed government tactics.
The Gezi Park demonstration also revealed something fundamental and even universal: people s ecopsychology the emotional connection between humans and nature. When that connection is severed, humans feel pain. A growing body of research indicates that contact with natural environments contributes to improved health and psychological wellbeing. This is particularly evident in dense urban areas.
Stop tree cutting at Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20: HC
Sun Online Desk
11th May, 2021 06:29:14
The High Court on Tuesday issued a verbal order to halt cutting trees at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20.
Justice Mamunur Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman’s virtual bench gave the order while hearing a contempt of court petition against Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and three government officials.
The court directed Attorney General AM Amin Uddin to notify the authorities concerned and fixed May 20 for the next hearing on tree felling at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Advocate Manzil Murshid filed the contempt petition on May 9, three days after serving a legal notice to the respondents.
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Writ petition filed against tree cutting at Suhrawardy Udyan
UNB
9th May, 2021 09:18:23
A writ petition was filed at the High Court on Sunday to stop tree cutting at historical Suhrawardy Udyan in the pretext of beautification.
On behalf of six organisations and an individual, advocate Minhajul Haque Chowdhury submitted the writ petition.
The petitioners are - Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), Association for Land Reforms and Development (ALRD), Nijera Kori, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and architect Mobassher Hossain.
Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice SM Monirujjaman’s bench may hold a hearing on the writ petition on May 19.
Final list of 6,988 FFs published in second phase
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DHAKA, May 09, 2021 (BSS) – The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has published the final list (second part) of the names of the heroic freedom fighters.
The names of 6,988 heroic freedom fighters of 8 divisions have been published in it, a press release said.
The list is available on the website of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (www.molwa.gov.bd).
The published list includes 1,942 freedom fighters from Dhaka division, 1,347 from Chattogram division, 573 from Barishal division, 770 from Khulna division, 567 from Mymensingh division, 684 from Rajshahi division, 572 from Rangpur division and 533 from Sylhet division.
The list did not include the unauthorized ‘Besamorik gazette’ of the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka) as the unauthorized gazette of Jamuka will be published later after regularization.