Things going wrong
Despite all efforts, traffic jam in the city-Dhaka is still an endless source of bewilderment as well as harassment for almost all those who have to go out for work or shopping. The cops seem to be fighting a losing battle and yet not giving in. It appears as though the city will heave a sigh of relief only during Eid-ul-Fitre and not before that. That implies the authorities couldn't come to the rescue of the suffering public at a time when they needed help very desperately.
Just like the above, prices of essentials that soared sky-high on the eve of the holy Ramadan, couldn't also be reined in. As a result, the people suffered as usual as they suffered in the past. There is no doubt unlike other years, this year we saw a lot of meetings, threats to bad businessmen and efforts by the TCB to address the situation, but all in vain. Some softening of the situation occurred only after the second week of Ramadan thus yielding no real benefit to the hard-hit low and middle-income people.
The law and order situation especially in the southwestern region of the country seem to be improving somewhat, following massive police-Rab hunt for the outlaws.
They had, in fact, made life hell for the innocent masses in the entire region mentioned above. However, the law enforcing agencies would do well if they could catch the culprits live wherever possible. The situation appears to be tolerable elsewhere in the country, if not excellent.
Let's hope the government's determination to curb extortion all over the country will soon materialize and improve the overall law and order situation further. It has to be noted that the avowed change (Din Badal) of the govt will see the light of the day only after the misled ones are brought to book without caring about who they are and what party they belong to.
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