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Commuters Taken for a Ride
Commuting in Dhaka has never been easy. But these days it has become next to impossible. As the urban population rises public transport seems to have shrunk to an unbearable level. The long lines of commuters outside the bus stops and lining the streets hoping against hope for a CNG or Mishuk are telling. But it is not just the hardship of trying to get any mode of transport to take you to your destination. Commuting has also become quite unsafe. Will the commuter's eternal woe ever be addressed?
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