Staff Reporter :
The religious and educational establishments built within the boundaries of rivers in and around Dhaka will be relocated to make Dhaka livable, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday.
“We don’t want to evict religious structures. We want to free the rivers surrounding Dhaka to make the city livable,” he told the meeting with officials of Religious Affairs Ministry, Islamic Foundation, BIWTA (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority) and two Dhaka city corporations.
Khalid said, 113 religious and educational establishments have been constructed along
Buriganga, Turag, Balu, Shitalakshya and Dhaleshwari rivers.
Among these, there are 77 mosques, madrasas, orphanages, and shrines; five graveyards and places for washing dead bodies; an Eidgah; 14 schools and colleges; 13 temples, bathing places and crematoriums and three other institutions.
“We are yet to make any move against structures which are related to religious sentiments. Discussion is underway in this regard,” the State Minister said.
He assured that these structures will be relocated after discussion. “No force will be applied,” he said. “We’ll only go for implementation when we reach an agreeable decision.”
Khalid said, a survey is underway and there will also be a project. “It’ll be implemented after we get the government’s approval,”.
The religious and educational establishments built within the boundaries of rivers in and around Dhaka will be relocated to make Dhaka livable, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday.
“We don’t want to evict religious structures. We want to free the rivers surrounding Dhaka to make the city livable,” he told the meeting with officials of Religious Affairs Ministry, Islamic Foundation, BIWTA (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority) and two Dhaka city corporations.
Khalid said, 113 religious and educational establishments have been constructed along
Buriganga, Turag, Balu, Shitalakshya and Dhaleshwari rivers.
Among these, there are 77 mosques, madrasas, orphanages, and shrines; five graveyards and places for washing dead bodies; an Eidgah; 14 schools and colleges; 13 temples, bathing places and crematoriums and three other institutions.
“We are yet to make any move against structures which are related to religious sentiments. Discussion is underway in this regard,” the State Minister said.
He assured that these structures will be relocated after discussion. “No force will be applied,” he said. “We’ll only go for implementation when we reach an agreeable decision.”
Khalid said, a survey is underway and there will also be a project. “It’ll be implemented after we get the government’s approval,”.
