Environmentalists urge govt
The government must immediately demolish the much talked-about BGMEA building that the High Court has declared illegal, said environment and development organisations at a demonstration yesterday.
It is not understandable why Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is not knocking the building down despite all legal bars removed, they said during the demonstration in front of the building in the city, according to a press release.
Citizens Rights Movement along with a number of other organisations including Initiative for Peace, Unnyandhara Trust, Combined Movement for Wetland Protection, Sheba, Green Belt Trust, and some community groups organised the demonstration.
The HC on April 3 ordered the authorities to vacate the 15-story building in Begunbari Canal area within three months.
Maj (retd) Mofizul Haque Sarkar, chairman of Citizens Rights Movement, said the HC directed the government to restore the Begunbari canal to its earlier state by removing the building.
The HC order was later stayed for six weeks by the Appellate Division, he said, adding that both the three-month and six-week deadlines have expired.
-With The Daily Star input
