Remove graffiti, posters from flyovers within 2 weeks: HC
It also orders formation of a team to control the pasting of posters and wall writing on those structures
The High Court (HC) has ordered the two Dhaka city corporations to remove graffiti work and posters from all flyovers in the capital within two weeks.
The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order on Monday after a preliminary hearing on a writ filed in the public interest.
At the same time, the court ordered the formation of a monitoring team which will control the pasting of posters and wall writing on flyovers
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Besides, the court issued a rule upon the authorities concerned of the government asking why their inaction in removing posters and writings from the flyovers should not be declared illegal.
The LGRD Secretary, two Dhaka City Corporations' mayors, the chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) were asked to respond to the rule within four weeks.
During the hearing, Advocate Manzil Murshid represented the writ in the court.
On behalf of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), advocate Manzil Murshid filed the writ petition on 2 February.
The writ sought HC directives to remove graffiti and posters from the walls of all flyovers in the capital as those things ruin the beauty of these structures.
It also sought HC directions to form a monitoring team to control posters and wall writing on flyovers and the implementation of the Graffiti Writing and Poster Sticking Control Act of 2012.
As per the act, no writing and posters will be allowed in any place except for designated ones.
