Commuters continue to experience serious gridlock across the city. Government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions are now running from 9am to 5pm after Eid-ul-Azha vacation.
The employees of government and autonomous institutions, businessmen and students are facing serious difficulties to get transports while many of them remain stuck on their ways for hours due to heavy traffic gridlock in different parts of the capital. Many had thought that they would not face any gridlock on their ways as the city roads and streets would remain free due to construction of metro rail, elevated expressway and many flyovers across the city.
But they saw their hopes for reaching their destination on time shattered. Apart from the office goers, morning shift students and teachers of schools and colleges also have to go through tremendous sufferings due to lack of public transport and traffic jam. We have noticed students of universities, colleges and schools often demonstrate at different parts of the city, protesting against some issues bringing the entire city traffic to a standstill. It seems that there is no end to people’s sufferings.
Traffic gridlock has now turned into
a terrible situation, forcing many
commuters to walk to reach their
respective destinations amid downpour
Traffic jam not only kills the time but also ruin commuters’ energy. There is still indiscipline on the roads across the city. The traffic gridlock has now turned into a terrible situation, forcing many commuters to walk reach to their respective destinations amid downpour during this monsoon.
This standoff continues plunging the city’s public transportation system into further chaos, causing immense sufferings to them. We people are spending a lot of money and time due to the chaotic movement of public transport in the city. It is clear that there is no discipline on the roads. As the government rescheduled the office time, traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in association with two city corporations could come up with fresh guidelines and take early measures to tackle the chaotic situation.
It is the responsibility of traffic police, BRTA, city corporations and bus owners’ organisations to maintain the order in public transport during the office hour. The government should take immediate step to ease traffic congestion to make the city liveable.
