Dumping Yard

Dhaka North transforms an abandoned land, used for illegal parking and waste dumping, in the capital’s Mirpur-10 area into a child-friendly public space. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
Bangladesh

Dumping ground now a child-friendly public space

Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the site on 19 December last year

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