How can we stop it?
The neighbouring area of Bakshi Bazar area is very important as it hold several educational institutions like BUET, Begum Badrunnessa College, Dr. Shahidullah College, two educational boards (Dhaka and Madrasa), residence and premises of Dhaka Aalia Madrassa. Inside the playground of Alia Madrasa, the magistrates carry out judicial activities of the convicts of the Dhaka Central Jail. The media personalities assemble here every now and then.
Just the west of Aalia Madrasa playground, there is a lane that leads to Chawkbazar, the oldest and the biggest business hub of the city. The lane is safe at daylight. But with the onset of evening, the place plunders into darkness as there are no lights on either sides of the lane. Snatchers, drug addicts and other miscreants become active at night. A few days back, snatchers took away 15 lakh taka from a businessman. Snatching of a mobile phone from a boy followed. Muggers (probably they are drug addicts) ran away with several pieces of new clothes and money from an old lady. How can we get relief from such miscreants? If Dhaka City Corporation authority ensured lights in the lane and members of law enforcing agency increased patrolling in the area, I believe, the situation would be safer at night.
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