We want absolute road safety
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Last year in the month of October, we witnessed the Turag tragedy. This year, we have witnessed the Mirsarai tragedy that claimed more than forty lives. Some of them might have wanted to be doctors, some engineers. Now all the brains went down the drain! Only Almighty knows what we are going to see next! Beside most of the roads we find ditches, why? Can't these ditches be filled up? If not, why don't we make iron walls beside the roads? Moreover, there was no divider on the road where the accident occurred. We know that no action will be taken against the accused driver who was basically a helper. Could we punish even a single accused in the last twenty years? These crimes will go on happening. Every year we will celebrate Road Safety Day and many other days but we will never get a day when no accident will occur. In this country we see so many national and international projects for the country's development. But unfortunately, there is hardly any project that would ensure absolute safety on road. Pradip DasLecturer, BHPI, CRP ************************************************ The news of tragic deaths of 44 school children in a road accident in Mirsari of Chittagong has made us numb with shock and despair. The careless driving by an inexperienced person changed the lives of many people, to whom life would not be the same again. Traffic rules are so lax in our country; nobody cares to obey them because hardly any steps are taken against those who break them. So, every day numerous road accidents are taking place and the authorities seem indifferent to take concrete steps to curb it. It is my firm belief that our country will top the list of road accidents happening around the world. It seems that we excel in matters which are not praiseworthy. Nur Jahan, Chittagong
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