Miserable traffic
I don't know whether “miserable” is the correct word for Dhaka traffic. Every day the situation is getting worse. The sign of improvement is not there at all. I tried to change my schedule and thought of moving around the city after 10:30 pm, tried it for a week, but eventually gave up, as Dhaka during the night is a different city. Though the traffic is less but it is dangerous as no one cares if the signal is red or green. The fast moving trucks are all over the city making driving even more dangerous. The daytime traffic is no longer a topic to discuss, as it simply doesn't move. The number of new cars, rotten old buses with new paints, unusable footpaths and the rickshaws in each entry point of the lanes have made life horrible in Dhaka. The drivers and the traffic police in action have no understanding of the traffic rules. Who will take the responsibility of educating these people? Jay walking is another factor which contributes to the traffic mess. The situation is out of control already. Relocating English medium schools and private universities has become a must. The BDR and the cantonment need either to be shifted somewhere outside Dhaka or should be opened for public use . We have to find a new place for shifting the airport.
I hope our children would see a city much better than this.
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