Real victims
Although the blazing sun and the scorching heat are the recent hot topic as they have broken the records of 14 years. Simultaneously, the lack of adequate water and the frequent power supply cuts have aggravated the whole situation, bringing more turmoil to the life of people. But still we forget about the real victims, rickshaw-pullers as they suffer in every season. Many have no house and so live on footpaths and a large number of people are found in the slums. Not only in the hot season, they are affected in rainy season also as they bathe in rainwater and the wind of winter freezes them, as they have no warm clothes to face the situation. Still they fight many storms and other natural disasters and the very next day they get to work as they live hand to mouth. They rickshaw-pullers lead a simple life. Of course festivals like Eid, Pahela Baishakh etc are nothing special for them as they have to ferry people to different amusement parks and other places.
Alas! Nothing is being done for these poor people.
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