A sound communication system is very important for a country's development. But it is really unfortunate that our overall communication system within or without the cities is simply worsening. In order to travel only two miles in the city you may need 1-1.5 hours, which is really horrible.

Reckless and haphazard driving by rickshaw-pullers and the bus drivers mostly cause traffic jams. Many bus drivers do not have driving licenses and they are, in many cases, ignorant of the traffic rules. They stop their buses near the middle of the roads without any hesitation; because they know that law enforcing agencies are all dishonest; law can be bought by giving some bribes.

The unplanned digging of roads is also one of the causes of traffic jams. And sometimes we find that the shops beside the roads occupy almost half of the road and thus cause traffic bottleneck. Parking system in Bangladesh is also very poor. Cars and other vehicles park on both sides of a road (this is the most common picture) though it is prohibited.

There have been no serious and effective measures to minimise the problems. The authority is doing next to nothing to alleviate the miserable conditions of people on the roads. So, we strongly want the authority to wake up and think about the matter very seriously in order to help the people out of the morass.