Rayhanul Islam :
Heavy vehicles, especially loaded trucks are plying frequently through the Dhaka University (DU) campus after nightfall posing threat to the peaceful environment a student needs to prepare his lessons.
At the same time, the teachers and the students of the university fear accidents and casualties for reckless driving of these vehicles.
Sources said, many students were killed and injured in the past under the wheels of trucks. But the university authority is yet to take measures to stop heavy vehicles entering the campus.
Rakib-uz-Zaman Rabby, a 3rd year DU student of Economics Department told the New Nation, he feels scared on the campus, especially at night because of these heavy laden trucks.
`Most of the drivers drive their trucks recklessly through the campus that may cause horrible accidents. I do not understand why does the university authority give them permission to enter the campus? He questioned.
Meanwhile, there is no height bar at the entrance point of the DU for preventing these heavy vehicles.
Most of the drivers drive their vehicles into the campus from the Chankhar pool and the Bokshi Bazar, because the exit point of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover is at Chankhar Pool inter-section. The vehicles come down from flyover and enter the university without any barrier.
Nurul Islam, a truck driver who was plying his vehicles on the campus on Saturday night told the New Nation that he didn’t see any notice of `no admission’ to heavy vehicles.
The university authority constructed `Mukti and Ganotantra Toran’ last year at Nilkhet entrance point, but trucks and buses are entering every time through the gate.
On the other hand, there is no gate and bar at the entrance point of Shahbag inter-section, High Court intersection and Chankhar pool area.
Fatima Yesmin, a 1st year English Department student of DU Rokeya Hall told the New Nation that the trucks ran through recklessly in front of their hall. So it is very difficult for girls to cross the road.
Acknowledging the problem, DU Acting Proctor Professor Amjad Ali told the New Nation that we asked the Traffic Control Department for not giving permission to enter the trucks and buses in the campus area.
`We will construct height bar at every entrance point of DU as soon as possible. Now we are waiting for the decision of Traffic Control Department about specifying road for trucks. After that we will totally ban our roads for heavy vehicles’, he said.
Heavy vehicles, especially loaded trucks are plying frequently through the Dhaka University (DU) campus after nightfall posing threat to the peaceful environment a student needs to prepare his lessons.
At the same time, the teachers and the students of the university fear accidents and casualties for reckless driving of these vehicles.
Sources said, many students were killed and injured in the past under the wheels of trucks. But the university authority is yet to take measures to stop heavy vehicles entering the campus.
Rakib-uz-Zaman Rabby, a 3rd year DU student of Economics Department told the New Nation, he feels scared on the campus, especially at night because of these heavy laden trucks.
`Most of the drivers drive their trucks recklessly through the campus that may cause horrible accidents. I do not understand why does the university authority give them permission to enter the campus? He questioned.
Meanwhile, there is no height bar at the entrance point of the DU for preventing these heavy vehicles.
Most of the drivers drive their vehicles into the campus from the Chankhar pool and the Bokshi Bazar, because the exit point of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover is at Chankhar Pool inter-section. The vehicles come down from flyover and enter the university without any barrier.
Nurul Islam, a truck driver who was plying his vehicles on the campus on Saturday night told the New Nation that he didn’t see any notice of `no admission’ to heavy vehicles.
The university authority constructed `Mukti and Ganotantra Toran’ last year at Nilkhet entrance point, but trucks and buses are entering every time through the gate.
On the other hand, there is no gate and bar at the entrance point of Shahbag inter-section, High Court intersection and Chankhar pool area.
Fatima Yesmin, a 1st year English Department student of DU Rokeya Hall told the New Nation that the trucks ran through recklessly in front of their hall. So it is very difficult for girls to cross the road.
Acknowledging the problem, DU Acting Proctor Professor Amjad Ali told the New Nation that we asked the Traffic Control Department for not giving permission to enter the trucks and buses in the campus area.
`We will construct height bar at every entrance point of DU as soon as possible. Now we are waiting for the decision of Traffic Control Department about specifying road for trucks. After that we will totally ban our roads for heavy vehicles’, he said.
