Tag: Suhrawardy Udyan
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How did Pakistan, US react to Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech?
Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech, considered to be his unofficial proclamation of independence, came as a response to President Yahya Khan’s announcement on March 6 of a new date of the national assembly. Awami League supremo Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made his most inspiring speech on March 7, 1971, demanding an unconditional transfer of power and urging…
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Play golf or preserve sites?
The High Court on Monday declared illegal the government decision to allocate two and a half acres of land of Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital for the use as a golf course by Dhaka Club violating environment law. Since the land of the historical ground at Shahbagh is a public property, the court said it…