Demolishing tall buildings
I have recently read some news regarding Rajuk and the Civil Aviation Authority's plans of demolishing the top floors of 28 high rise buildings in Karwanbazar and Panthapath. Some of the buildings even house offices of important companies like WASA and Petrobangla. I believe that destroying Bangladeshi assets worth hundreds of crores just to clear way for the Not-So -Busy old airport will be totally irresponsible on the government's part. The old airport which should be abandoned sooner or later must not be given such priority, instead, it would be wiser to focus on building an alternative landing zone outside the city. The government must also take into account that it was due to the failure of its own institutions that such buildings could be built in the first place. Demolishing parts of those now without considering how companies using them will be affected will not be justified. I hope the government would refrain from going for such a drive that might disfigure almost all prominent buildings in one of the city's major commercial areas.
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