Narrow, battered and occupied pavements in the capital city continue to pester the commuters with hardly any effort by the agencies concerned to improve the situation despite repeated orders by the Supreme Court. Except a few well-paved footpaths with good width scattered in different parts of the city, almost all the walkways are broken and ... Read more
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No bike riding on footpaths
HC asks govt to ensure walkways only for walkers The government has to stop straying of vehicles, particularly motorcycles, on to footpaths and walkways in the capital, the High Court said yesterday. The order came along with other directives, including removal of all billboards that darken foot bridges. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner and Dhaka ... Read more
Customers disappointed at high prices on footpaths
The recent inflation has hit hard the poor people who have been forced to significantly cut down their Eid shopping, said customers and vendors on the footpaths of the capital on Thursday. They said that this year the prices of all the readymade garments have increase by Tk 50 to Tk 250 in the stalls ... Read more
Pedestrian movement hindered
The increasingly common practice of keeping construction materials on the Dhaka city’s footpaths and roads is causing pedestrians’ difficulty in walking down the pavements as well as creating traffic congestion and pollution to the environment, many city dwellers have told New Age. The Dhaka City Corporation officials admit that this practice is increasing but added ... Read more