Traffic jam in Dhaka
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There have been many talk-shows, seminars, expert opinions on traffic jam of the capital city Dhaka and the traffic management has been taking numerous steps and measures and doing different experiments to solve the problem but with no success. We listen about big plans of elevated express ways, underground metro rails etc., but in reality it is hard to believe that these plans can ever be materialised by this poor nation having massive corruption in all sectors, from judiciary to education. A few days ago I traveled with my family in a private car from Khulna to Dhaka. It took us six hours (including about three hours to cross the Padma river via Mawa) to reach the suburb of Dhaka city. But we had to spend about three hours more to reach my residence at Rampura from the end point of the second Buriganga bridge. During this tiring journey, I was just pondering on the followings: -- Why so many young and middle aged people kept seating inside over-crowded buses for hours to travel a distance they can easily pass on foot, thus saving money as well as doing healthy exercise. -- Is it really an impossible task for the government / Dhaka City Corporation to keep the footpaths clean and obstruction-free so that people can use those for the purpose they are meant for? -- Why the traffic department is failing to implement the traffic rules.
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