Sandhya Thapa

2026-09-04-12-10-17-FRI-04Sep-01.pdf A voice of locals for the restoration of BICC From Ruins to Restoration of a Public Sphere: BICC From Ruins to Restoration of a Public Sphere Birendra International Convention Center, then a temporary assembly venue for the house of representatives has now turned into a junkyard. Previously, t he place used to be a camp of the then Royal Nepali Army and later transformed into a spectacular multipurpose venue with the support of People’s Republic of China upon the request of the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. Developed with a grant of about one billion by Chinese engineers and architects, it was inaugurated in 1993. With the changing scenario of political landscape, Nepal was declared a Federal state then BICC was retitled to Baneshwor Convention Center. With multiple identities, a pride of nation is now seeking for a rescuer after the Genz protest in September 2025 . In a year of time, we see, once a spectacular landmark has been put into hol...