A fire that started in a car Thursday night in front of the capital's Chandrima Udyan was brought under control. The blaze was reported at 8:30pm. Two firefighting units responded to the fire and managed to tame the flames after one hour.  "A spark from the car's engine started the fire as the vehicle was heading towards Gulshan. Fortunately, no one was hurt," Ershad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, said. Also Read: Garment factory catches fire in Gazipur

Both the mind and the body demand to wander in the fresh air on the weekends after going through heavy work loads throughout the week. And if it is a scenic park in the city, then the whole day is successful. The whole body gets the fuel to work in full force for the coming week. Some of the most beautiful parks under Dhaka City Corporation are still dedicated to refreshing the tired minds of its citizens. Let’s find some scenic public parks in Dhaka to breathe in fresh air and spend some quality time. Top 7 Beautiful Public Parks in Dhaka City Ramna Park Located at Shahbag in Dhaka, this public park is built around a magnificent lake. Its main feature is that every year a new Bengali New Year celebration is held at the base of the great Banyan tree inside Ramna park. The cultural organization Chhayanat has been organizing the program since the first Baishakh of 1967 or 1374 Bengali year. At the time of its establishment i.e. in 1610, during the Mughal period, Ramna Park was extended from the old High Court building to the present road building. Every day from the early morning, Ramna Park gets louder at the footsteps of people coming for exercise and the chirping of various species of birds. On holidays the place becomes the most crowded place with people of all ages. Read:Beautiful Lakes in Dhaka for family days out: Proximity to aquatic beauty inside concrete city Botanical Garden National Botanical Garden is considered to be the largest center for plant species conservation, research, and exhibition in Bangladesh. This public park is adjacent to Mirpur in Dhaka. Founded in 1961, the herbarium is home to a vast collection of about 800 species of plants, including rare and exotic plants. Its small lake and the artificial island built in the middle of the lake draw the attention of every visitor. 

Referring to the recent clashes between BNP men and police at Chandrima Udyan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday wondered why BNP activists engage in fights despite knowing it very well that Ziaur Rahman’s body is not there. “BNP engaged in fights at Chandrima Udyan. Doesn't the BNP know that there's  no grave or body of Zia, or Zia is not there? They know it very well! If so, why do they stage the drama? Khaleda Zia is also aware of it,” she said while addressing a programme virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.    Awami League (AL) Dhaka city north and south units jointly organised the memorial meeting at AL’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office on the occasion of National Mourning Day. Read: BNP activists clash with police at Chandrima Udyan Hasina said whether Khaleda Zia or Tarique Zia could claim that they saw Zia’s body in the box (which was brought from Chattogram) as a bullet-hit body can easily be recognised. “No one saw it as there was no body (of Zia) in the box,” she said.   The AL President said she heard from HM Ershad that there was a body with a combat dress in the box. "Don’t BNP men know that the President can’t wear a combat dress?  Even then they haven’t  given up the habit of engaging in clashes over there," she said.   Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu, said the objectives of August 15 conspirators were to make Bangladesh a failed state, thwart the achievements of the (country’s) independence and destroy the ideals of the Liberation War. She said the name of Bangabandhu that the conspirators erased from the history for 21 years is now internationally recognised. “Now no one can erase the name anymore…. The history they had distorted is now very clear to people,” she added. Read: Aug 21 attack wouldn’t have been possible without then govt’s patronage: PM

BNP activists clashed with police in front of Chandrima Udyan in the city on Tuesday while visiting Ziaur Rahman's grave after the formation of new city committees. The clash broke out around 10:30 am when the newly-formed convening committees of BNP's Dhaka city north and south units went to place wreaths at the grave of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman. Read:Public life at stake for mismanagement in vaccination drive: BNP The new committees went to Chandrima  Udyan to place wreaths at Zia's grave at 11 am on Tuesday. Witnesses said some leaders and activists, including Aminul Haque, a member secretary of the BNP's Metropolitan North Committee and a former national team footballer, gathered at the park around 10:45 am. Then the police prevented them from going inside. At that time, the police had an argument with Aminul Haque. At one stage, the police charged batons on them and fired teargas shells. Aminul Hauqu, Convener of Dhaka Metropolitan north unit of BNP, said, "We've come here today to offer fateha at Ziaur Rahman's grave. But the police are not allowing us to stay there. At one point, police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets on us." Jane Alam Munsi, officer-in-charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, said, "The BNP activists were entering the field of Trade Fair which is they were not allowed to do. As there was an internal feud among BNP groups over forming the new convening committees, they started throwing  brick chips on the police." Read:BNP attributes Covid disaster to govt’s overreliance on bureaucrats Later, police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets on them.