Dirty footbridges

It is very unfortunate that most of the footbridges of the city are so dirty that pedestrians feel discouraged from using them. For example, the foot overbridge connecting BIRDEM and BSMMU is full of peeled banana skin, cigarette filters, plastic bags and what not. We wonder where the cleaning staff of the City Corporation is. In every city in the world, cleaners start their work early in the morning to keep the city clean. But here in Dhaka, it seems that they never set foot in the footbridges. If not every day, can they clean out the garbage at least once a week? It is also the responsibility of the residents not to throw garbage in public places like these. This is our city and we all have an obligation to keep it clean and tidy. I think it is the time that authorities started fining people who pollute indiscriminately. Maybe that will stop those who do not think twice to throw out a plastic bottle or a plastic bag in the middle of the road or on a footbridge. 

Sirajul Islam,                                      

Former Resident Manager,

Padma Oil Co Ltd. Dhaka.

7/2 Paribagh, Dhaka-1000