The #10YearChallenge and Dhaka

One viral trend that caught my attention recently is the “10 Year Challenge”. The other day, I was wondering how Dhaka looks today compared to how it did 10 years ago. Certainly, a lot has changed over the years. But to me, the most notable change is the increased presence of confident women in the city.

Nowadays, we see women working as traffic police in many intersections in the city. What is even more promising and fills my heart with great joy and pride is the fact that more and more women are taking the driver's seat, literally, on two-wheelers to travel around the capital. Due to the ever-increasing traffic congestion and harassment in public buses, more and more women of different age groups have begun to use private two-wheelers.

Development and prosperity of a nation depend on equal contribution of men and women. When both men and women are given an opportunity to progress at an equal pace, the goal of becoming a truly developed country can be achieved.

Mirza Mohammad Asif Adnan, DMCH