Dhanmondi playground opens to all

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) opened the Dhanmondi playground to all on Thursday.

The corporation put up notices on the main gate and the boundary wall of the playground that read 'Dhanmondi playground opened to all'.

Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Ansar Ali Khan of DSCC told UNB that they opened the playground to all following the High Court (HC) directives and to show respects to the demands and expectations of the people.

Environmentalists and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club had been at loggerheads over the Dhanmondi playground.As the club started constructing structures in the field, the environmentalists waged a movement against it saying the move would restrict people's access to the playground.