Putting an end to all speculations in Khulna’s Paikgachha, the administration is demolishing the Awami League party office set up at Madhumita Park with a bulldozer.

On the orders of the High Court, the party office of the two-storey building built at the site of the Khulna Zilla Parishad was completely demolished with a bulldozer on Tuesday, January 13.

District Magistrate Imran Hasan led the demolition drive. Upazila Executive Officer Wasiuzzaman Chowdhury, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md. Fazle Rabbi and OC Investigation Idrisur Rahman were present at the time. It is worth noting that in 1980, Madhumita Park was established on a land owned by the Khulna Zilla Parishad in the heart of Paikgachha Upazila Sadar.

There is a pond in the middle of the park, the water of which has been used as drinking water by the people of the area. The park was made more attractive by building another boundary wall.

Meanwhile, in 2004, some people built a market on the park’s land. Against this, a writ petition was filed in the High Court in 2005 on behalf of the Park Conservation Committee. No. 3590/05.

When the High Court ordered the illegal construction to be stopped, the Park Conservation Committee later filed a petition of contempt in the High Court. No. 102/22 After several hearings, the High Court ordered the demolition of all illegal structures within 20 days.

In May 2023, 30 structures in the park were demolished by the court order, and the two-story building of the Upazila Awami League party office was built.

This building of the Awami League party office was built by the late Awami League member of parliament, Alhaj Adv. Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque. Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque was a member of parliament in the 10th parliament. Later, Alhaj Akhtaruzzaman Babu was elected to the 11th Parliament and expanded the party office. During the July Movement, the agitators set fire to the party office on August 5. After the July Uprising, no Awami League leader or activist was seen present at the party office.

Finally, on the order of the High Court, the entire two-story building of the Paikgachha Upazila Awami League party office built on the site of the Khulna District Council was demolished.

The party office was demolished with bulldozers and several workers throughout the day from Tuesday morning. Hundreds of eager people were seen crowding during the removal of the illegal structures.

They demanded that the District Council and other concerned parties take various initiatives to enhance the beauty of the Madhumita Park for recreation. They also said that they should be vigilant so that no one can occupy that place in the future.

Assistant Commissioner Imran Hasan, Executive Magistrate and Land Acquisition Officer of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, told this correspondent of the Daily Morning Glory newspaper that illegal structures in Madhumita Park in Paikgachha Upazila have been removed to protect government assets and implement the Supreme Court’s order.