Who to blame for level-crossing tragedy?

The tragedy that struck the newly-wed couple at the Barobazar level crossing in Jhenidah was avoidable! The gateman should be held accountable for this as he was not present there at the time of the accident. Nowadays, this sort of train accidents has increased.

There are 389 level crossings in the country which are poorly-manned and there is no guard at about 2,150 level crossings, according to news reports. The government must take necessary steps to recruit full-time gatemen at all the level crossings in order to stop such fatal accidents from happening. We do not want to see these tragedies over and over again.

Jannatul Ferdous Usha
Holy Cross College, Dhaka