Surprised passenger
A couple of days ago after passing my days pleasantly with my parents as well as my relatives, I was coming back to my working station. Like others travelling, I got ticket earlier and was waiting for the Chittagong-bound bus at 7.30pm. Having got into the bus, I took my seat and noticed an old man who sat beside me.
During travelling he started to have a cigarette. I requested him to refrain from smoking and said that smoking not only harms the smoker but also the surrounding environment. Besides, it is banned as per the existing law of the country. Having heard my speech he replied loudly, "Would you, being a boy like my son, teach me where to have a cigarette?" Hearing his strange speech, I decided not to talk about the matter any more.
I think that it is possible to make the vehicles smoking free by introducing a law and ensuring its strict enforcement.
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