<i>Shishu Park</i>
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The Shishu Park at the northern fringe of Suhrawardy Udyan was set up in the late seventies in order to provide children with amusement and fun. However, with the increase in the number of visitors, the park is unable to cope with the extra demand. The mindless parking of vehicles and the presence of vendors have rendered the area dirty and chaotic and added to the woes of the city dwellers. Over the years, the various games items have become old, worn out and the risk of an accident is always there. In the first place, setting up of a children's park in the heart of the city lacked visionary planning. Ideally, such a park should have been set up on the outskirts of the city .The area earmarked for the Shishu Park should be brought immediately under the overall development of the Udyan--the lung of the city. Moreover, setting up of the park was a deliberate attempt to wipe out the memories of our glorious history of independence. This was the very place from where the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, gave the clarion call for independence. I would, therefore, request the caretaker govt. to immediately take necessary steps to relocate Shishu Park on the outskirts of the city to minimise public suffering and to further enhance the beauty of the Udyan.
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