Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 345 Thu. May 20, 2004  
   
Letters to Editor


Can you hear us?


The communications minister promised to dissolve the unbearable traffic jam, the black soot and unserviceable motor vehicles and so forth. Eventually, he pulled off baby taxis using his iron fist from Dhaka city as his first step to save the oppressed citizens from the inescapable state of air pollution. But, as we see now, the progress rate is impeded. As usual, we the commuters had to yield to the 'bondage' of suffering in the streets. We are again compelled to travel by all those ramshackle buses choking in smokes, boiling in the hellish heat caused by traffic jam for an immeasurable time. Yet we are proud to have the 'magnificent' road dividers in the middle of the streets and 'hillock shaped' unplanned speed breakers. The traffic authorities are doing nothing about the old and worn-out buses.

Here we raise the question, how long will this maltreatment continue? Is it beyond the capacity of our authorities to fulfil the demand of the commuters? Can't they hear our cry? If they hear why don't they answer?