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Sunday, November 4, 2018

Qawmi madrasa rally: City commuters suffer for lack of transports









City dwellers have been suffering due to a shortage of public transport and traffic restrictions imposed on different roads as a Qawmi madrasa platform organised a rally in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on November 4, 2018.The photo shows that Ripon, who came to the BSSMU for the treatment of his four-month child, has been waiting for bus for hour at Shahbagh to go to Gauchhia in Narayanganj. Photo: Prabir Das

City dwellers have been suffering due to a shortage of public transport and traffic restrictions imposed on different roads as a Qawmi madrasa platform organised a rally in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan today.

Commuters were seen passing through Shahbagh intersection to Matsya Bhaban, Katabon, Nilkhet and Palashi on foot to reach their destinations as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has asked all heavy and light vehicles to avoid the Suhrawardy Udyan area and adjacent places today.

Many of them were seen waiting for public transports in Shahbagh, Paltan and Matsya Bhaban area, reports our staff correspondents and photographers from the spot.

Meanwhile, the traffic diversion has created huge traffic congestion in different areas including Mirpur road starting from Kalyanpur to Panthapath intersection, causing sufferings to city dwellers, our staff correspondent from the spot.  

The patients, who came to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), for treatment have also been sufferings due to the lack of the public transport and following the DMP restriction.

Talking our staff photographer in the morning, Ripon, who came to the BSSMU for the treatment of his four-month-old child this morning, said he has been waiting for a bus at Shahbagh for over an hour for going to Gauchhia in Narayanganj.







The photo shows that no public transports, except private car, rickshaw and CNG-run-auto-rickshaw were seen plying in Shahbagh intersection as the DMP has asked all heavy and light vehicles to avoid the Suhrawardy Udyan area and adjacent places on Sunday, 04 November 2018. Photo: Prabir Das/Star

Apart from the public transport, the number of cars in the streets was fewer than that of the usual days.

Why the rally has been organised?

Al-Hiyatul Ulya Lil-Zami'atil Qawmiya Bangladesh, a combine of Qawmi education boards led by Shafi, organised the event to hail the passage of a bill making the Dawra-e-Hadith degree equivalent to master's in Islamic studies and Arabic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to join the programme titled “Shokrana Mahfil” as the chief guest while Hefajat-e Islam supremo Shah Ahmed Shafi will be in the chair.

Since morning, thousands of Hefajat activists are seen gathering the venue to participate in the rally to express gratitude over recognition of top Qawmi degree.

  • Courtesy: The Daily Star /Nov 04, 2018 

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