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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
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Tengragiri Eco-park needs renovation
• Tarikul Riaz, Barguna
Tengragiri Eco-park, the natural
habitat of wild animals, is a place
where one will be mesmerized by
the natural beauty of a forest and
at the same time, by the mysterious
call of the sea.
Here one can lose oneself in the
vegetation and tweets of birds as
well as in the sunrise and sunset in
sea.
That is why hundreds of tourists
visited the park, especially in
winter, contributing to the government’s
revenue fund.
But, recently, the number of
visitors has decreased, as the infrastructures
of the park have almost
been damaged due to lack of its
maintenance.
The eco-park was built on Sakhina
beat of Tengragiri reserve forest
at Taltoli of Barguna, encompassing
an area of 13,634 acres, in 2011,
aiming to promote eco-tourism.
It took Tk2,63,96,600 to set up
the park, which includes four deep
Visitors to Tengratila Eco-park at Taltoli in Barguna seen crossing a canal in the
park through a collapsed bridge. The photo was taken recently DHAKA TRIBUNE
tube-wells, four toilets, four rest
houses, a picnic spot, two ticket
counters, 16 wooden bridges over
small canals from the entrance to
the end of the park and, most importantly,
a three-kilometre road
leading to the sea.
Most of the aforementioned facilities
for tourists are no longer
offering any comfort to them due
to the poor condition of the infrastructures.
Three tube-well out of four have
not been working, while doors,
windows and basins of three toilets
have been stolen, reports our correspondent
after visiting the park
recently.
The condition of the rest houses
is also very poor. Plasters fall from
the walls and ceilings.
Twelve out of 16 bridges have
almost been damaged.
The bridge over Sakhina canal
at the entrance of the park, which
connects the park to the main forest,
is on the verge of collapse.
Besides, the road leading to the
sea is also in poor condition, causing
sufferings to the sea-lovers.
College student Sabrina Yesmin
told the Dhaka Tribune that the
condition of the bridges made it
difficult for her to see the whole
park.
Another visitor Sumun Shikdar
said lack of maintenance and renovation
had turned the park into a
ruin.
Md Abu Jafar, another tourist,
said the number of the tourists
would increase if the authorities
concerned could ensure security
of the visitors as well as other facilities.
“The tourists feel unsafe while
returning to the main land of the
park, after enjoying the sunset in
sea,” said Jafar.
Shajib Kumar Majumdar, forest
officer of Sakina beat and also the
in-charge of the park, said: “Earlier,
hundreds of visitors thronged
the park every day. Now, it has
been decreased, as no renovation
has been done in recent years.”
Muha Bashirul, deputy commissioner
of Barguna, said the higher
authorities had been informed of
the matter.
“We have talked to the forest
department as well as Local Government
and Rural Development
(LGRD) executive engineer for renovation
of the park as soon as possible,”
added Muha. •
Three youths
stabbed dead in
three districts
• Tribune Desk
Two youths were stabbed to
death in Comilla and Munshiganj
districts yesterday.
Our Comilla correspondent
said a young man was
stabbed to death and three
others were injured in an attack
by some miscreants at
Chotna village in Debidwar
upazila in the morning.
The deceased was Foyez,
son of Joynal Abedin of
Mohonpur village in the
upazila.
Local people said an altercation
ensued among some
young men including Foyez
over a trifling matter near a
Puja mandap in the village
during Durga Puj.
At one stage of altercation,
some young men stabbed
Foyez indiscriminately, leaving
him critically injured.
Three others people-Mehedi,
Goni Mia and Russel
were injured in the attack as
they tried to save Foyez.
Foyez was rushed to
Comilla Medical College Hospital
where on duty doctors
referred him to Dhaka Medical
College Hospital. Later he
died on way to Dhaka, said
Mizanur Rahman, officer-incharge
of Debidwar police
station.
An unidentified young
man was arrested in this connection,
said police.
On the other hand, a youth
was stabbed to death and
three others injured in an attack
by a young man at Pura
village in Tongibari upazila
of Munshiganj, reported our
correspondent.
The deceased was Faisal
Dhali, son of Nazrul Dhali,
a resident of Dhalikandir
Noadda village in Sadar
upazila
Alamgir Hossain, officerin-charge
of Tongibari police
station, said Faisal along with
three other friends were returning
to their village after
visiting a puja mandap.
When they reached the
village, one Miraj Miah, 23,
attacked and stabbed them
indiscriminately, leaving
them critically injured.
The injured were rushed
to Munshiganj General Hospital
where doctor declared
Faisal dead.
Later, the three injured
were taken to Dhaka for better
treatment.
There had been a dispute
between Faisal and Miraj
over love relation with a college
girl, added the OC. •