List heritage sites in Dhaka: HC
A High Court bench yesterday directed the government to prepare a complete list of all heritage structures in Dhaka city and file a report with the court within three months.
Following a writ petition filed by Urban Study Group (USG), the HC issued the direction on the ministries of cultural affairs, housing and public work and local government.
The heritage conservationist group filed the petition on October 2 in the wake of a move by Dhaka Zilla Parishad to tear down a colonial era building on Johnson Road the previous day to make way for a 20-storey commercial building.
The court however withdrew its earlier temporary stay order on the demolition work and disposed of the petition.
In 2009, the government made a primary list of 93 age-old buildings and 13 roads in four areas for conservation in the capital city.
Though the government was supposed to update the list by including the remaining significant buildings, no more structures have been brought under conservation efforts over the past years.
Chief Executive of USG Taimur Islam said the HC direction was a landmark achievement in the heritage conservation movement.
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