Playgrounds
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While we were students, we used to play in the fields regularly in Mohammadpur. We had to encounter some encroachers and we found out that the number of playgrounds was dwindling. Now, there remains almost no playground in Mohammadpur. Some leaders of the political parties are the inspiration for the encroachers in this regard. Now, there is no playground left, except for the two near the previous Shyamoli Cinema Hall. But those are now being encroached by some local youths backed by the political goons. They have turned the playground into a market (mela) for the Eid shopping. Sometimes they arrange some exhibitions or cultural functions or use the field for some other commercial purposes. So, whatever the reasons are, the playgrounds are not vacant for playing or walking. The result is that our children cannot play in the fields, they play on the roads, breaking the glasses of nearby houses or making nuisance in the neighbourhood. Would the government or the DCC take necessary steps to ensure that no playground can be leased out or encroached for any commercial or other purposes?
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