Chittagong needs help

Despite accounting for the major part of the country's GDP, Chittagong is worsening by the day. Public transport is infrequent. Narrow roads lead to frequent traffic congestion. Water and electricity are in scarce supply, and dust makes it difficult to breathe in open air. 

According to online reports, Chittagong generates 40 percent of Bangladesh's industrial output, 80 percent of its international trade and 50 percent of its governmental revenue. The Chittagong Stock Exchange had more than 700 listed companies, with a market capitalisation of USD 32 billion in June 2015. The city is home to many of the country's oldest and largest corporations. How is it that we face such disintegration despite all of this? 

Steps should be taken to diminish these unbearable problems. If WASA took initiative to water the city every morning, the dust problem would be mitigated to a large extent. 

The government must take measures to transform Chittagong into a clean and healthy city. 

Rafik Alamgir
Chittagong