Traffic-police

Traffic jams or the volume of vehicles in the capital remain considerably lower on weekly holidays than on regular working days. However, despite the lower traffic volume, there is no change in the duty schedules or rest arrangements of traffic police officers deployed on the roads. They have to continue performing their duties on holidays as usual, following the regular schedule. Traffic police officer Alomgir, who was on duty in the Karwan Bazar area, said, “Although vehicle pressure on...

As millions of people push through the overflowing crowds at Sadarghat, Gabtoli, and Kamalapur to return home, pulled by the call of their roots, there is another group whose eyes carry the pain of not going back. Some are bound to the pedals of rickshaws by the demands of livelihood, some stand in...