Nuisance of illegally parked cars

Monday's lead news report in The Daily Star on illegal parking in the city should not come as a shock to anyone. I, along with millions of Dhaka residents, bear witness to this on a daily basis. Every single day, I see cars parked on both sides of Panthapath road on my commute to work and back home. Especially since Panthapath has so many hospitals, how can authorities allow cars to be illegally parked on a road which sees the regular plying of ambulances? Do they not realise that they are risking people's lives? It is sad to see that we have grown accustomed to the apathy of city authorities and seem to have resigned to such a fate. I hope the day comes when we as citizens no longer have to put up with such nuisance.

Ashutosh Talukdar, By email