Staff Reporter :
A part of the Sonargaon Janapath Road in the capital’s Uttara has been made car free street for Friday.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the road in presence of the members of the public.
Children and guardians as well as the DNCC Mayor participated in various games there in the morning.
He said, every Friday from 8am to 11am, the road from 2/A Street of Uttara, Sector 11 to Chou Rasta will be vehicle-free for city dwellers.
“Soon, we’ll recover the fields in the city from illegal occupation,” Atiqul said, adding that some 25 percent children suffer from depression.
He also said that about 80 percent children pass times playing games and watching videos on mobile phone.
DNCC Mayor said children should be involved with physical exercise for their mental and physical development.
According to the announcement from the City Corporation, various kinds of activities including walking, cycling, skating, flying kites, dancing, drawing, gossiping and reading books can be done in the road with participation of locals, said DNCC Chief Public Relations Officer ASM Mamun.
A part of the Sonargaon Janapath Road in the capital’s Uttara has been made car free street for Friday.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the road in presence of the members of the public.
Children and guardians as well as the DNCC Mayor participated in various games there in the morning.
He said, every Friday from 8am to 11am, the road from 2/A Street of Uttara, Sector 11 to Chou Rasta will be vehicle-free for city dwellers.
“Soon, we’ll recover the fields in the city from illegal occupation,” Atiqul said, adding that some 25 percent children suffer from depression.
He also said that about 80 percent children pass times playing games and watching videos on mobile phone.
DNCC Mayor said children should be involved with physical exercise for their mental and physical development.
According to the announcement from the City Corporation, various kinds of activities including walking, cycling, skating, flying kites, dancing, drawing, gossiping and reading books can be done in the road with participation of locals, said DNCC Chief Public Relations Officer ASM Mamun.
