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> STOLE AND PASTE
> Published On: 2008-07-06
> Star City
> An oasis of calm in old city
>
> Thousands still come to breathe fresh air in Bahadur Shah Park
> braving
> maddening crowd and noisy buses
> Durdana Ghias
>
> It was six in the morning. The city was slowly waking up from deep
> slumber. But the Bahadur Shah Park was already buzzing with morning
> walkers,
> joggers and body builders of different ages and sections of the area.
>
> "I walk here twice a day -- in the morning and in the evening -- as
> there is no park in the adjacent areas," said Nitya Gopal Ghosh, a
> diabetic
> patient and a gold trader at Lakkhi Bazar
>
> According to regular walkers every day at least 5,000 people come
to
> this small park in the morning and in the evening from Sadarghat and
> adjacent areas like Sutrapur, Farashganj, Tantibazar, Shankhari Bazar,
> Lakkhi Bazar, Bangla Bazar, Rokonpur, Patla Khan Lane and Dal Potti.
>
> Popularly known as Victoria Park, it has many trees, gardens, a
> fountain and a memorial in the park.
>
> "It is great to have a park like this in a place like Sadarghat. It
> is
> like a breathing point in the area," said Ghosh.
>
> But unplanned parking of buses and cars surrounding the park has
> turned its adjacent spots into a virtual bus depot. According to the bus
> drivers this is the last stoppage of many city service buses.
>
> Students and schoolchildren from several educational institutes in
> the
> area including St Francis School, St Gregory's School, Kobi Nazrul Islam
> College, Jagannath University and Suhrawardy College cross the road
> risking
> lives.
>
> On Monday noon from 11:40 am to 12:40 pm this correspondent saw no
> traffic police in the four roundabouts surrounding the park. During the
> period the adjacent roads were almost choked with city service buses,
> rickshaws and parked private cars.
>
> Talking to the drivers and a 'parking supervisor' called Aziz, it
was
> known that there are several so-called supervisors in the bus stand area
> appointed by different bus owners.
>
> "Where do I go? There is no place around to park my vehicle. Just
see
> that buses keep going round the park because they don't have place to
park
> and if they stop anywhere they risk a case by a sergeant. As it is our
> last
> stoppage we pick a large number of passengers here who come to the
> colleges,
> Jagannath University and to the Judge Court in the area," said Rezaul
> Matbor, a bus driver.
>
> Murad, a tea stall owner near the park said that in the last five
> months he saw just one traffic police at one of the four roundabouts
> surrounding the park.
>
> Lack of zebra crossings in the surrounding roads of the park is
> another problem for senior citizens who come for walking.
>
> "I always feel fear when I cross the road after the walk. The
buses,
> cars and rickshaws seem to come ru****ng towards me from all directions.
> Had
> there been a zebra crossing I would have felt safer," said an elderly
> woman
> with diabetes and a regular walker at the park.
>
> Asked about the absence of traffic police Saidur Rahman, DC Traffic
> (South), said there is a shortage of traffic police and sometimes the
> posted
> ones are moved to other places for VIP duties.
>
> "These buses have permission to use the place as a bus stand. They
> are
> given route permits like Mirpur to Sadarghat or Kuril to Sadarghat. This
> is
> their last stoppage. They are supposed to take in and drop passengers
and
> move away quickly. But as they stay there for one or two more minutes it
> creates jams as because there are lots of buses," said Rahman.
>
> "The main problem is that there is no terminal for city service
> buses.
> And particularly that area badly needs of a terminal or a bus depot," he
> added.
>
> Another problem for walkers is bad smell emanating from two big
> garbage containers placed just beside the park.
>
> However, with the presence of police from 8am to 8pm the park is
now
> quite free from crimes like mugging.
>
> "The police have been posted at the park to deal with the restive
> students of nearby college and university. But at the same time their
> presence has made the park safe for the walkers. Sometimes I walk in the
> park till 12 at night," said Sohrab, an elderly resident of the area.
>
> The park has bathroom facility, which is especially very helpful
for
> workingwomen of the area.
>
> Students from adjacent schools also come to the park to study
before
> exams and admission tests or just to sit for a while.
>
> Besides, during major festive occasions like Pahela Baishakh, Eid,
> Durga Puja the park arranges special programmes attended by hundreds of
> people from the nearby areas.
>
> Asked about the presence of the garbage containers, DCC's
Conservancy
> Officer Abdul Alim, said, "We did not find any feasible place to move
the
> containers that's why we had to put them there. Several times we tried
but
> as there are many schools and colleges in the area we could not find a
> suitable place for it."
>
> About the bad smell he said, "The containers are cleared every
night
> so it is not supposed to be odourous."
>
>
>
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> On Jul 6, 2:17?pm, "VognoDuut214" <ja...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> ? ? ? Published On: 2008-07-06
>> ? ? ? Star City
>> ? ? ? An oasis of calm in old city
>>
>> ? ? ? Thousands still come to breathe fresh air in Bahadur Shah Park
> braving
>> maddening crowd and noisy buses
>> ? ? ? Durdana Ghias
>>
>> ? ? ? It was six in the morning. The city was slowly waking up from
deep
>> slumber. But the Bahadur Shah Park was already buzzing with morning
> walkers,
>> joggers and body builders of different ages and sections of the area.
>>
>> ? ? ? "I walk here twice a day -- in the morning and in the evening --
as
>> there is no park in the adjacent areas," said Nitya Gopal Ghosh, a
> diabetic
>> patient and a gold trader at Lakkhi Bazar
>>
>> ? ? ? According to regular walkers every day at least 5,000 people come
>> to
>> this small park in the morning and in the evening from Sadarghat and
>> adjacent areas like Sutrapur, Farashganj, Tantibazar, Shankhari Bazar,
>> Lakkhi Bazar, Bangla Bazar, Rokonpur, Patla Khan Lane and Dal Potti.
>>
>> ? ? ? Popularly known as Victoria Park, it has many trees, gardens, a
>> fountain and a memorial in the park.
>>
>> ? ? ? "It is great to have a park like this in a place like Sadarghat.
It
> is
>> like a breathing point in the area," said Ghosh.
>>
>> ? ? ? But unplanned parking of buses and cars surrounding the park has
>> turned its adjacent spots into a virtual bus depot. According to the
bus
>> drivers this is the last stoppage of many city service buses.
>>
>> ? ? ? Students and schoolchildren from several educational institutes
in
> the
>> area including St Francis School, St Gregory's School, Kobi Nazrul
Islam
>> College, Jagannath University and Suhrawardy College cross the road
> risking
>> lives.
>>
>> ? ? ? On Monday noon from 11:40 am to 12:40 pm this correspondent saw
no
>> traffic police in the four roundabouts surrounding the park. During the
>> period the adjacent roads were almost choked with city service buses,
>> rickshaws and parked private cars.
>>
>> ? ? ? Talking to the drivers and a 'parking supervisor' called Aziz, it
> was
>> known that there are several so-called supervisors in the bus stand
area
>> appointed by different bus owners.
>>
>> ? ? ? "Where do I go? There is no place around to park my vehicle. Just
> see
>> that buses keep going round the park because they don't have place to
>> park
>> and if they stop anywhere they risk a case by a sergeant. As it is our
> last
>> stoppage we pick a large number of passengers here who come to the
> colleges,
>> Jagannath University and to the Judge Court in the area," said Rezaul
>> Matbor, a bus driver.
>>
>> ? ? ? Murad, a tea stall owner near the park said that in the last five
>> months he saw just one traffic police at one of the four roundabouts
>> surrounding the park.
>>
>> ? ? ? Lack of zebra crossings in the surrounding roads of the park is
>> another problem for senior citizens who come for walking.
>>
>> ? ? ? "I always feel fear when I cross the road after the walk. The
>> buses,
>> cars and rickshaws seem to come ru****ng towards me from all directions.
> Had
>> there been a zebra crossing I would have felt safer," said an elderly
> woman
>> with diabetes and a regular walker at the park.
>>
>> ? ? ? Asked about the absence of traffic police Saidur Rahman, DC
Traffic
>> (South), said there is a shortage of traffic police and sometimes the
> posted
>> ones are moved to other places for VIP duties.
>>
>> ? ? ? "These buses have permission to use the place as a bus stand.
They
> are
>> given route permits like Mirpur to Sadarghat or Kuril to Sadarghat.
This
> is
>> their last stoppage. They are supposed to take in and drop passengers
and
>> move away quickly. But as they stay there for one or two more minutes
it
>> creates jams as because there are lots of buses," said Rahman.
>>
>> ? ? ? "The main problem is that there is no terminal for city service
> buses.
>> And particularly that area badly needs of a terminal or a bus depot,"
he
>> added.
>>
>> ? ? ? Another problem for walkers is bad smell emanating from two big
>> garbage containers placed just beside the park.
>>
>> ? ? ? However, with the presence of police from 8am to 8pm the park is
>> now
>> quite free from crimes like mugging.
>>
>> ? ? ? "The police have been posted at the park to deal with the restive
>> students of nearby college and university. But at the same time their
>> presence has made the park safe for the walkers. Sometimes I walk in
the
>> park till 12 at night," said Sohrab, an elderly resident of the area.
>>
>> ? ? ? The park has bathroom facility, which is especially very helpful
>> for
>> workingwomen of the area.
>>
>> ? ? ? Students from adjacent schools also come to the park to study
>> before
>> exams and admission tests or just to sit for a while.
>>
>> ? ? ? Besides, during major festive occasions like Pahela Baishakh,
Eid,
>> Durga Puja the park arranges special programmes attended by hundreds of
>> people from the nearby areas.
>>
>> ? ? ? Asked about the presence of the garbage containers, DCC's
> Conservancy
>> Officer Abdul Alim, said, "We did not find any feasible place to move
the
>> containers that's why we had to put them there. Several times we tried
>> but
>> as there are many schools and colleges in the area we could not find a
>> suitable place for it."
>>
>> ? ? ? About the bad smell he said, "The containers are cleared every
>> night
>> so it is not supposed to be odourous."
>
> When will there be a Prophet Muhammad Jihad Park?
>
>
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