The lifetime of the working class will not be simple, and railway employees aren’t any exception to that norm.

Conserving this in thoughts, a leisure middle named Fida Ali Auditorium was constructed on three acres land in 1940, for the recreation of third and fourth class employees and staffers of Saidpur rail workshop.

There have been preparations for indoor and out of doors video games and locations for snacks and chatting inside the power.

Moreover, cultural occasions have been held often right here, the place the railway employees  sang and danced.

For them, this place was the one avenue to  breathe a sigh of reduction amid their hectic schedule.

Employees used to throng this place throughout  breaks and after finishing their day’s work, and keep there until midnight, laughing and chatting with their mates.

However for sheer apathy of the authorities involved, the auditorium now seems to be like a ghostly institution, with none visiting the place anymore, as a result of an absence of amenities inside.

Solely in particular days like Independence Day or Victory Day, a number of folks collect to hoist nationwide flag, as authorities present some cash for the duty.

Ex-railway employee   Abdur Rahman mentioned throughout his younger age, he noticed that the auditorium turned crowded each afternoon and remained so until 11:00pm.

Aged employees can nonetheless keep in mind that there was additionally association for indoor video games like carom, desk tennis, chess and many others, and out of doors video games like volley ball, badminton and soccer.

The sphere was so large that Eid congregations have been held there often.

Visiting the positioning not too long ago, this correspondent discovered that the doorways, home windows and musical devices  contained in the as soon as buzzing leisure centre have been broken. Moreover, the tools for video games have been lacking, tall grass and weeds grew on  the out of doors discipline. A very good portion of the world was additionally grabbed within the absence of a boundary wall.

All in all, no person will consider at first sight that this was a leisure centre as soon as.

Rubayat Rahman, secretary of Saidpur rail workshop employees’ union, mentioned the place’s downfall began when many employees of the workshop have been compelled to retire in  1991-1992,  by the then authorities.

“The negligence in the direction of the auditorium began then, The remaining 2,400 employees did not have sufficient  free time to start with, as new employees weren’t employed after the large firing spree.”

“The tools progressively turned dysfunction and the authorities did not present any curiosity to get new ones,” he mentioned.

Habibur Rahman, president of the  centre’s administration committee, mentioned, “The brand new batch of employees are extra eager about digital leisure than utilizing such centres.”

Contacted, Shadikur Rahman, divisional superintendent of Saidpur rail workshop, mentioned, “We have realised the significance of such leisure locations for our employees. The auditorium will probably be renovated quickly.”