Shaheed Anwara Udyan reopens after 7 years as metro rail work ends

After remaining closed for seven years due to metro rail construction, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has reopened Shaheed Anwara Udyan at Farmgate to the public.

DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced at a programme today that the park has been opened for public use starting today.

After the long closure, residents of the area can once again freely access the park, he said.

Azaz also informed that a walkway will be constructed around the Udyan. “We will start work very soon. We will decide on keeping the park open at least until 10:00pm daily,” he said.

He said although parks and water bodies are sometimes temporarily used for development activities, restoring them afterwards is often challenging. However, in the interest of city residents, such public spaces are being reopened.

Speaking at the event, Dhaka Metro Rail Managing Director (MD) Faruk Ahmed said that the metro rail project work in the Anwara Udyan area has been completed.

He added that by the 15th of next month, all remaining structures on the field will be removed and the area will be fully cleaned.

Anwara Udyan had been closed to the public since 2018 due to metro rail construction work.