Save the trees
During a recent visit to a relative in Gulshan 2, I was surprised to see that half the road was dug up and the otherwise quiet, pleasant area was a complete mess. I enquired about what was going on and was told that they wanted to expand the road from building to building. First of all, I would like to know where the pavement will be for the pedestrians. Secondly, this is a residential area and doesn't need more expansion of the roads. Thirdly, with half of Gulshan lake being taken by encroachers all the time, shouldn't the DCC have other priorities rather than to break up an already nicely kept area? I then realised that the government bodies don't normally take action unless they are forced to by higher powers or there is some profit in it. I looked carefully at the tree lined roads and therein lies the clue! This is obviously a pretence to cut down all the beautiful trees of Gulshan-2 and make some timber money. This will not be the first time people would wake up to see all the trees gone overnight; this happened during the BNP government.
The joint forces must look into what is going on here and ensure that the beautiful trees remain untouched.
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