Each tree has been named after one of the heroic freedom fighters, he said. We will place placards in the same way on all the trees at the Suhrawardy Udyan in different phases so that authorities cannot cut down the trees, said Sumon Shams, adding that they will put more placards containing names of freedom fighters today. We don t want any infrastructure at the Udyan through cutting of trees. As part of our efforts to save the trees, we have named each tree after one of the country s heroic children, said Ahsan Rony, founder of Green Savers. This is way we will guard the trees every day. We will fight hard to save the trees, he added.
SC lawyer serves govt legal notice to stop cutting down trees at Suhrawardy Udyan
Rights bodies also serve legal notice on government
In this file photo, only lower trunks of 15 trees felled by authorities at Suhrawardy Udyan remain. Experts have called for proctecting the environment first, and then carrying out any development work. PHOTO: Palash Khan/Star/File Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice on three concerned government officials asking them to stop cutting down trees and building concrete structures in Dhaka s Suhrawardy Udyan in 48 hours.
Lawyer Manzill Murshid sent the notice to Liberation War Affairs Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Public Works Department s Chief Engineer Md Shamim Akhter and Bangladesh s Chief of Architects Mir Manzur Rahman.
Anti-liberation forces assassinated Ahsanullah Master: Mozammel
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DHAKA, May 06, 2021 (BSS) – Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today said the anti-liberation forces killed veteran freedom-fighter, labour-leader,teacher and former lawmaker Ahsanullah Master.
“With the help of state power, the anti-liberation forces killed veteran freedom fighter and former lawmaker Ahsanullah Master,” he said.
He said this while addressing a virtual discussion organized by Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master MP Smriti Parishad as the chief guest on the occasion of the 17th death anniversary of Ahsanullah Master to be observed tomorrow.
It was said at the discussion that on May 7 in 2004, a group of terrorists patronized by the then four-party alliance government led by BNP, killed him on MA Majid Mia High School ground at Noagaon in the district.
The Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital, which bears the countrys glorious history, are losing its original look as the authorities are felling trees of the park in the name of its beatification. Several hundred old trees, a witness to many historic events of the country, have already been
Govt provides facilities to unemployed people, workers: Mozammel
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GAZIPUR, May 01, 2021 (BSS)- Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today said that the incumbent labor-friendly government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to provide various facilities to the unemployed people and workers.
“The government has taken various initiatives to provide financial assistance to the media workers affected during the COVID-19 pandemic period. It has already allocated Taka 10 crore for media personnel. The government is working to provide various facilities to the unemployed people and workers,” he said.
He said this while speaking a virtual discussion organized by Gazipur Union of Journalists (GUJ) on the occasion of International Labour Day.