Protecting the beach
Saturday, 5 June 2010
The recent reports published in some national Bangla dailies regarding encroachments of land at various points of the Cox's Bazar sea beach are very disturbing.
Experience tells us that once such process starts it goes on unabated and some government functionaries responsible for protecting public assets also join hands with the unscrupulous grabbers and create different excuses to support them. The euphemisms for such activities may be joint ventures for development, public-private enterprise and the like. I hope media and concerned citizens will come forward and voice their opposition to snapping up of land by wealthy rapacious land grabbers in collusion with dishonest public servants and force the government to take appropriate steps to protect the longest sea beach of the world, one of our national treasures.
Nuruddin Azam
21 Pardalote Street,
Ingleburn NSW 2565, Australia
E-mail : nuruddin_azam@yahoo.com
Experience tells us that once such process starts it goes on unabated and some government functionaries responsible for protecting public assets also join hands with the unscrupulous grabbers and create different excuses to support them. The euphemisms for such activities may be joint ventures for development, public-private enterprise and the like. I hope media and concerned citizens will come forward and voice their opposition to snapping up of land by wealthy rapacious land grabbers in collusion with dishonest public servants and force the government to take appropriate steps to protect the longest sea beach of the world, one of our national treasures.
Nuruddin Azam
21 Pardalote Street,
Ingleburn NSW 2565, Australia
E-mail : nuruddin_azam@yahoo.com