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Book Fair 3 in the Gulshan Lake Park Festival
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Book Fair 3 in the Gulshan Lake Park Festival

The three-day-long Gulshan Society Book Fair 3 began on 9 March. With live music and literary discourses, Gulshan Society aims to offer a plethora of experiences for your family

Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS
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Stories in the Park: Much needed respite for Dhaka kids 

Shahid Dr Fazle Rabbi Park in the capital’s Gulshan has remained closed for a long time because of renovation work that was supposed to be completed by April 2021. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Gulshan’s park closed for 28 months as renovation faces time overruns

Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Panthokunjo Park: A hotspot for snatching, drug use, prostitution

The construction of the Banani playground in the capital started in 2020. In this photo from June 2021 it is seen that construction did not end even after a year. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Dhaka sees 150 playgrounds reduce to 24 in two decades

Historial Osmani Udyan in the capital is closed to the public for a long time due to its renovation which has not been completed in five years. Photo: Mumit M
Bangladesh

No one knows when Osmani Udyan renovation will end

A cow grazes on a field adjacent to Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market. The field, part of an underdeveloped park, has been occupied by construction materials, furniture waste, abandoned vehicles, and kitchen market garbage. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sakahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Almost developed Karwan Bazar park now a dumping yard

Various types of rides have been set up inside the Sheikh Russell Shishu Park for children and adolescents but more than three months after the inauguration, the Dhaka South City Corporation has not yet opened the park to the public. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Sheikh Russell Children’s Park is locked even after reconstruction

Picture: MumitM/TBS
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The city that grows without children in mind

Despite Dhaka South’s beautification project of Tk19.20 crore, the triangle-shaped Panthakunjo Park has turned into an abandoned space. The development was halted due to probable installation of Elevated Expressway pillars. The top view of the Panthakunjo Park at SAARC Fountain Circle in Dhaka was taken recently. Photo: Mumit M
Bangladesh

Expressway pillars make Panthokunjo Park off limits to city people

A Park That Turns Into a Lake in Summer
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A Park That Turns Into a Lake in Summer

A small start grows into Tk12,000cr amusement industry
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A small start grows into Tk12,000cr amusement industry

An amphitheatre with a capacity of 300 people has been set up next to the pond. Photo: Noor A Alam
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Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park: An example of an ideal city park