Amid the ongoing movement over the Kalabagan Tetultala playground, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has clarified their stance in a statement saying the land was acquired following government rules for Kalabagan Police Station. DMP has acquired 0.20 acres of land under Dhanmondi mouja for Kalabagan Police Station and it is a government asset and Housing and Public Works Ministry is the owner of the land, said a press release of DMP issued on Tuesday. According to the press release, DMP has received a clearance certificate from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) which said that they have no problem as it is needed for the government and public interest. The local MP also sent a DO letter to the home minister for establishing a police station on the disputed land for the safety of the local people, the release said. It also said DMP got the no-objection letter from the Department of Environment (DoE) too. The proposed land for the police station, Tetultala playground is a few yards away from Kalabagan playground where children can play. READ: Tetultala Playground: Fair probe into detention of mother, son demanded DMP is not constructing any building on the land of any organisation and any person illegally, said the release. Earlier, Syeda Ratna and her son were detained by police when she was live-streaming the construction of a boundary wall at the playground on Facebook around 11am on Sunday. However, police freed  Ratna and her son, nearly 13 hours after their detention on charges of "spreading hate speech" as she protested the construction of a police station on  the playground at Kalabagan. Different environmental organizations have demanded an impartial inquiry into the detention of local resident Ratna and her son for protesting against the construction of a police station at Tetultala playground in the capital's Kalabagan. The organizations also strongly condemned the incident and said keeping anyone in custody for more than 13 hours is a violation of the constitution and laws of the country. Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday said a decision will be taken after discussion regarding Tetultala playground which was allocated to build Kalabagan police station.

A school playground is a place of recreation and relaxation for students but the playground of Shahzadpur High School in Sarail upazila has turned into a waterbody, thanks to authorities’ negligence. The playground of the school remained waterlogged for the last two months as rainwater could  not be drained out. Read:Brahmanbaria Mayhem: 10 Khelafat leaders, 9 more Hefazat men held If anyone sees the school ground for the first time he/she can easily mistakes it for a pond. Due to the closure of educational institutions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic the students are not going to the school for more than a year. When teachers and guardians come to the school for work and submission of assignments and other purposes they have to wade through the water to reach the school premises. The school ground remained waterlogged for the past two months as no one has taken initiative to resolve the problem. Read: Brahmanbaria: Fraudsters demand money cloning UNO’s official number Teachers and guardians fear that if the situation continues for a longer period then the students will suffer a lot after reopening of the educational institutions. They demanded effective measures to remove water from the playground of the school immediately but yet to get any response from the authorities. Abinash Chandra Deb, Headmaster of Shahzadpur High School, said “The waterlogging  problem has been created for land filling in the adjacent areas.” “We have informed the matter to Sarail Upazila Parishad Chairman, UNO, Upazila Secondary Education Officer and Shahzadpur UP Chairman 20-22 days ago and the UNO asked the local UP chairman to see the matter. But still no visible measures have been taken,” he said. He  urged the government to take effective measures to free the school ground from waterlogging problem. Read: Brahmanbaria paddy farmers' struggle to protect their land Zaharlal Bhowmik, Chairman of School managing committee, said, “The stagnation of water has been created due to poor drainage system as there are cluster villages around the school building.” Rafiqul Islam Khokon, chairman of Shahzadpur union, said, “I have visited the place personally and discussed the matter with the authorities concerned. A report has been sent to the UNO and hope work will begin soon to drain out the water.”