Rehabilitate beggars
Photo: SK Enamul Haq
Beggars are seen everywhere in Dhaka i.e. on the streets, in parks, marketplaces, in front of mosques and in residential areas. These people are mostly physically impaired and old, street urchins and professional beggars. When cars stop at the traffic signal, beggars gather around and keep knocking. If they happen to see any foreigners, they stick to them like bees. A couple of months ago, one of my foreign friends went to the central Shaheed Minar near Dhaka Medical College. He told me how beggars disturbed him. So, begging can tarnish our country's image among the foreigners. We even read in newspapers that there are some godfathers who have been bringing disabled people to Dhaka and putting them at different places for begging. I would like to request the government to take an effective rehabilitation programme and declare Dhaka as a beggar-free city.
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