Comitted to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 130 Sat. October 04, 2003  
   
Letters to Editor


High-rises in rise


This is in reference to two articles published in The Daily Star (September 29) .

The first article in the Culture section covers a concert by eminent singers at the newly inaugurated Spectra Convention Centre. The second one in the Star City supplement entitled "Towering Menace" features the newly built high-rise, Silver Tower, near Gulshan DIT Circle 1.

Spectra Convention Centre is located not very far from Circle 1 in one of the inner roads of south-west Gulshan that is still predominantly a residential area. How can the DCC authorities allow developments such as this convention centre without proper parking facilities? It is interesting to note that in one column you target one development (Silver Tower) for the "menace" it has created to the already burgeoning traffic problem of the area and in another column you subtly insert a propaganda for another development (Spectra) under the guise of a concert review, whereas the latter is as guilty as the first for the same problem of lack of parking facilities.

In this context, may I also request that you exercise higher standards for the reviews of art exhibitions, recitals, and concerts by requiring your reviewers to give a proper critique of the event and not just a re-hash of factual information?