Traffic jam and Ramadan
Traffic jam is a common phenomenon for the commuters of Dhaka city and they have already got accustomed to it but unfortunately it becomes unbearable during the period of Ramadan. Many factors work behind this, such as: everyone wants to return home before the Iftar, moreover, there is a rush for shopping etc. Beside this, we can easily identify another cause that is during the month of Ramadan a large number of poor people move to the Dhaka city for collecting Fetra which inevitably increases the floating population of the city and thereby aggravates the situation.
Traffic police always pledge a jam free Dhaka city before each and every Ramadan but the city dwellers actually know how empty their promise is. We want a jam free Dhaka city and for this the traffic management system should be upgraded and modernised. We don't want any lip service, what we want is "result".
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