Escalators in foot over-bridge

The photo of pedestrians queuing up to mount a foot over-bridge, recently published in the City pages of your newspaper, was very thought-provoking. While pedestrians in Banani are forced to use the foot over-bridge at baton-point even with running escalators, the situation is quite different in the Shahbagh over-bridge connecting BSMMU and BIRDEM Hospital. The patients and older citizens travelling through the area are in particular need of escalators in the foot over-bridge. The city planners should pay heed to it.

N. M. Mahboob
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