In
Chattogram, 60 percent of residents walk to work daily. Yet over 16 years, only
2 percent of the Tk 18,000 crore road infrastructure budget went to
pedestrians, while 98 percent favored vehicular traffic.
As a result,
vehicular speed on the roads has increased, while the city has become unsafe
for pedestrians. Statistics show that 56 percent of those who lose their lives
in road run-over accidents in the city are pedestrians.
While walking
on the roads, people are coming into conflic...
