A Shame In The Mayor’s Name
The road that connects Tejgaon Satrasta intersection to Karwan Bazar and Farmgate is named after late Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq. The reason? In 2015, he almost literally fought off a syndicate to free the road that had become an illegal truck stand choking traffic, to free up a vital road link in the busy area, widened and renovated it. Only a few years after his demise, the road has been overtaken again, with vehicles coming in at night and docking for the day. Not only has it shrunk the road, but damaged the adjacent footpath (above). File photos from 2015 (left) after the reclamation and 2016 (right) after renovation shows what the road was -- and could have been even today, with enough sincerity from the authorities.
PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN, RASHED SHUMON, STAR FILE
Comments