Cockroach and railway
A journey is supposed to be interesting and enjoyable. And when it's a train journey, the enjoyment knows no bounds. I usually go home (Brahmanbaria) by train, though bus is also available. I just do it to have a pleasant journey. But when "COCKROACHES" become my fellow travellers, what can I do? I know the answer because I had to travel with them. A few days ago, I was going home by the Dhaka-Chittagong inter-city train-- Mohanagar Provati. On that day I got up early in the morning and very soon started for Kamalapur Station in a jolly mood. After buying a ticket (shovon chair) I began to wait for the train. The train was late by an hour. I got on the train and took a seat. At that moment I felt a stinking odour coming from the toilet. Soon I also found olfactory images of cockroaches. I started searching for the source of the images. The image was so bad that I could hardly tolerate. It was absolutely difficult for me to stay on my seat. I noticed through a peep that thousands of cockroaches were running to and fro. Cockroaches were here and there and cockroaches were all around. They were playing with each other as usual. They apparently revolted against me for spoiling their freedom. I am describing the situation that I faced. Furthermore, the room was very much filthy and unhygienic. The situation was extremely unpleasant for a journey. I was forced by them (cockroaches) to leave my seat and look for another. Now my question to the authorities is, how was my journey? How much I enjoyed it?
I was bewildered to see the indifference of the railway authorities. Now I dare to say that if such a situation continues, the number of passengers will decrease gradually. Finally, I appeal to the ministry of communications and the railway authorities to take necessary steps to remove the problems and make train journey a little more comfortable.
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