Construction of the elevated expressway at Panthakunja Park, adjacent to Hotel Sonargaon, is ongoing despite a High Court stay and the case not being fully resolved. Mojibur Rahman Mia and Justice Bishwajit Debnath issued a stay on expressway construction in response to a writ petition and reopened the park to the public. Day-and-night construction around the parkConstruction of the elevated expressway in the Hatirjheel and Panthakunja Park areas had briefly stopped due to the High Court injunction and environmentalist protests. Arif Hossain, a worker at Panthakunja Park, told Dhaka Tribune: “We’ve been working here for five months. “Destroying these areas to build an elevated expressway descending into the densely populated Palashi area is not sustainable planning.”Petitioners seek court interventionNine individuals filed the writ petition to halt expressway construction at Panthakunja Park.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2026 18:07 UTC