Govt bins claims over martyred intellectual memorial's demolition

The Press Information Department (PID) of the government binned on Tuesday claims in social media that the 1971 Martyred Intellectual Memorial at Mirpur was being demolished. The reports were circulated with an evil motive, the PID said, reports BSS.

"This is a rumour," said a PID statement adding that, as a matter of fact, the Public Works Department was carrying out renovation works at the site.

The PID said the site was under the purview of Dhaka North City Corporation and adjacent to Darussalam police station. Both the offices rejected the social media claims as well.