AN EPIDEMIC IN ITS OWN RIGHT

City streets in Bangladesh are not usually kind towards pedestrians to begin with, but one issue that often gets overlooked is people’s callousness. Over the course of just one hour near Chattogram New Market from 12:30pm to 1:30pm yesterday, at least 20 people were seen using their phones while jaywalking through traffic. If there is an important call, one can easily stay on a footpath and take it. There is no phone call or notification that is important enough to be attended risking one’s life. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN