Women commuters
Photo: Amirul Rajiv
Consciousness among the female population of Bangladesh is increasing day by day. Moreover, the present socio-economic condition demands more and more involvement of women in the productive fields. Nowadays, most of the women in Bangladesh are very serious about their rights, future prospects, career etc. They are eager to participate in their families' economic and financial affairs along with their male partners. At present they are not happy with child bearing and caring only. For these purposes, each year a huge number of women come to Dhaka city in order to seek better opportunities i.e. education, employment, skill development and so on. Various local buses are the most common and comparatively cheaper mode of transport for these female commuters. But to get on and take a little room inside these buses during the peak hours is very hazardous and almost impossible for them. Most of the male commuters hardly show any respect to the female commuters and they often force the bus driver and helper not to take any female passengers in the bus. Although the government sanctioned some double-deckers to carry only the females i.e. students, workers, this opportunity is very limited against the demand. It is proved that without full participation of the female population the development and prosperity of any country is almost impossible. At present our honourable prime minister is one of the eleven female premiers of the world and two of the major ministries are under two honourable women as well. We are really proud of that and we hope our present government will realize the problems faced by the female commuters. We shall be grateful to the PM if she takes instant remedial action in this regard. Besides, our male commuters should change their suppressive attitude towards women.
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