Hackney carriage in Cox's Bazar
Photo: AMDADUL HUQ / DRIKNEWS
It is interesting to know that the DC, Cox's Bazar Md. Giasuddin Ahmed has taken an initiative to introduce hackney carriages (a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses, also called cart) with a view to keep the sea beach clean and germ-free which is now polluted by horses feces owned by the horsemen who rent their horses to the tourists on the beach for riding. The Deputy Commissioner in the meantime organised a dialogue with the horses' owners and asked them to use their horses in pairs to pull the hackney carriages. Mr. Giasuddin has also requested some NGOs to help the horses' owners build hackney carriages. By now some three or four horse owners have already made their carts. I think the initiative is indeed very pragmatic which will re-introduce a Bangladeshi tradition and add extra charm to the tourists coming to Cox's Bazar. On the other side, the sea beach will get rid of getting polluted by the horses' feces. While sincerely congratulating DC Giasuddin Ahmed I would request all the concerned to help translating his initiative into reality.
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