Dirty Dhaka

The title itself implies what I would like to write about. Yesterday at about noontime we went out to meet our relatives and friends. Almost all the places that we moved around like Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara looked similar. I found all the places littered with trash and garbage. The air full of stench of urine and…
It will not be out place to mention that the Dumpster that I cross in Houston is much cleaner than many of the so called posh areas of Dhaka. The vast majority of the people would not believe it, but it is a reality. Before I went to the United States, I asked one of my friends living in San Diego how is America. He told me it is just like Hotel Sonargaon all over America. I thought he was kidding, but when I arrived in Houston I found the truth. Very recently my nephew came home on vacation from Japan. I asked him how is Japan. I got a similar answer.
In this connection I must say the City Corporation is an utter failure in rendering services to the people. When a vehicle becomes old, it needs overhauling, when overhauling does not help, it needs to be replaced. Likewise, the City Corporation too needs overhauling, if it does not help it needs to be replaced.
Had this been the situation in the United States, the Mayor would not have been able to stay in office for a day even. People must be made aware of their rights and responsibilities, only then we expect to see a cleaner Dhaka. As a taxpayer I have the right to live in a hassle free clean city, likewise I have the responsibility to keep the city clean.
The world has now become a global village, where do we stand in the community of nations? We must go for action before it is too late.