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<strong>DT</strong><br />
12<br />
Editorial<br />
WEDNESDAY, MARCH <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
TODAY<br />
Minorities in the<br />
neighbourhood<br />
The situation in neighbouring northeast<br />
India carries the most strategic<br />
importance for Bangladesh, including a<br />
market of over 30 million people<br />
PAGE 13<br />
On the knife edge<br />
of catastrophe<br />
Europe may not be unravelling, but<br />
it does seem to be in a state of semipermanent<br />
crisis<br />
PAGE 14<br />
Roads of death<br />
MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU<br />
The death of truth<br />
The sadness of this new world of<br />
‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news’ is that<br />
this has become the virtual reality of the<br />
current state of politics in the US with<br />
the danger that it could spread to the<br />
rest of the world<br />
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Will our roads and flyovers ever be safe?<br />
Yet another accident -- the fourth of its kind in less<br />
than a year.<br />
Yet another death.<br />
Such blatant disregard of safety and regulations is not acceptable,<br />
especially from a nation that is striving to achieve middle-income<br />
status.<br />
In fact, the recent accident in the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover has<br />
been a long time coming.<br />
Construction of the flyover, and others around the city, has far done<br />
more harm than good, costing the people money in the billions of<br />
dollars, and wreaking havoc in the lives of the pedestrians.<br />
Despite it being mandatory for construction sites such as these to<br />
be cordoned off, there are absolutely no safety precautions set in place<br />
around these areas to prevent accidents such as this.<br />
And since no detours are set in place, vehicles are seen gunning<br />
down the wrong sides, over roads which are not fit for travel of any<br />
kind.<br />
These roads have been in dire straits ever since the beginning of<br />
the construction, with construction debris, dust, and equipment lain<br />
haphazardly on the sides, and continue to be an issue of great risk and<br />
annoyance to the public and, of course, those who work on these sites.<br />
It is understood that the construction of flyovers is instrumental the<br />
continued development of Dhaka city as a burgeoning metropolis, but<br />
that is futile if it comes at the cost of needlessly losing the lives of the<br />
city’s denizens.<br />
It is about time that the authorities in question straightened up their<br />
act and incorporated stricter barriers along these sites to prevent future<br />
mishaps, and to provide more hassle-free alternatives to the public to<br />
minimise commuter troubles.<br />
No progress is worth the loss of life.<br />
There are absolutely no<br />
safety precautions set in<br />
place around these areas<br />
to prevent accidents<br />
such as this