Defacing Dhaka with billboards
The characteristics of aesthetic beauty of Dhaka city is gradually diminishing due to unplanned mushrooming of billboards and neon signs, prompting de-facing of the city at a quicker pace. We see giant billboards on the roof tops of almost all the high rise buildings, risking fatal accidents to the pedestrian, motorists as well as people who live on those buildings in the event of fire, cyclone, tremor etc. It is needless to say that billboards in Dhaka city have become a booming business for both outdoor advertising companies as well as the city corporation since they both earn substantial amount of money. However, the practice of approving billboards should be done with due care and sincerity. I would also like to advocate the city corporation to take care of the neon signs and other mode of illuminated outdoor advertising which consume huge amount of electricity unnecessary.
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