Demise of Dhaka

The article “Historic Dhaka city: Past glory and present crisis” by Md Mashrur Rahman Mishu suggests by all means that Dhaka is dying.
It is understood that he is a student at BUET and all that he has written is not from experience but from history given his tender age.
Everything or a being has a life span, so does a city. We, human beings, live around on an average 60-70 years. Our prime time is usually between 20 and 40 years, then decline begins. Our hair begins to turn grey, wrinkles begin to appear on skins, firm muscles and bones turn fragile and so on. In modern times to hide all these aging signs we adopt various means like dyeing hair, applying wrinkle vanishing lotions etc in futile efforts to appear young. When the time comes we have to bid good-bye to this mortal world leaving everything behind.
Similarly, Dhaka was at its prime in the 60's, those born in the 40's and 50's may agree with me without any prejudice. It is very much evident in the black and white movies and songs made in those times. Like human beings, Dhaka began its downslide from the 70's and it is still continuing. All signs of decaying, as we human beings experience, are apparent with Dhaka. It shall require dyeing, polishing and so on to appear as a vibrant city. Then one day everything shall come to an end. Being the capital of Bangladesh, demise of Dhaka means demise of Bangladesh. Just look around, you shall find the truth yourself, it is out there.