Dhaka, May 7 has begun demolishing Wonderland amusement park for encroaching on Dhaka City Corporation land.
The RAJUK drive led by magistrate Rokon-ud-Doula came following a court order that declared illegal the lease of DCC land on which it was built. The dismantling began with the tearing down of the main entrance to the amusement park in Gulshan.
"The land belongs to RAJUK. It had been allocated to Dhaka City Corporation for constructing a children park open for all. But the city corporation had leased the land to the private company flouting existing rules," said another RAJUK magistrate Maruf Hasan.
After the matter came to RAJUK's notice, the city development authorities initiated a legal battle which rolled up to the High Court for a settlement over the issue.
The court ordered RAJUK to provide the park owner an alternative land for relocating the park. Although RAJUK could not provide alternative lane, the order for demolition of the park remained effective.
"The eviction drive is being conducted following the procedure," he added.
Wonderland managing director M Mustafizur Rahman, however, claimed the city development agency did not notify them ahead of the demolition drive.
"The court has also ordered providing alternative land for relocating the park. They have begun the eviction without maintaining due procedure," he claimed.
But, magistrate Rokon-ud-Doula said the park authorities were given three days' time to move valuables to another place. But they applied for 90 days to the RAJUK chairman, he added.
M/S Bhaya Media Ltd began constructing Wonderland Children Park in 1990 after taking a part of the Gulshan central park on lease.
A Gulshan resident, MA Reza, challenged in the High Court the construction of a commercial park in a residential area in 1995.
The court declared the lease illegal and cancelled it since construction of a commercial children park was not there in RAJUK's master plan. The court also ordered all establishments of the park be removed in six months.
After remaining pending for quite some time, the demolition finally began on Monday. A large number of police have been deployed around the park.
Three RAJUk bulldozers are in operation while DCC officials wearing red ribbon around their forehead are manually demolishing walls or other establishments of the park.
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