Reducing fatalities in
construction works
Unexpectedly it is true that in recent times the risk of sudden accidents and death is increasing alarmingly in infrastructure construction, road construction, widening, and commercial or residential high-rise multi-storied buildings with concrete and metal elements.
Inadequate supply of safety equipment during construction, lack of proper supervision, managerial mismanagement, violation of construction safety rules, and absence of quality construction materials-all have become the major causes of accidents, death, and fatalities.
Although death is inevitable, tragic sudden death is not desirable to anyone. Therefore, the implementation of managerial discipline in all types of construction-including public-private establishments, autonomous infrastructure, compliance with safety rules, ensuring proper surveillance, facing accountability for neglect of duty, providing appropriate compensation for physical damage, and ensuring quality construction equipment-for all these it is possible to reduce the unwanted loss of life and fatalities in construction to a larger extent.
Nazifa Nawarah,
Sadar, Rangpur
Keep the country clean
This question is on everyone’s mind, particularly people who want to see a much greener Bangladesh. Empty packets, cigarette butts, cans and bottles are seen on the roads; this has become a common scenario. The government can take an initiative for effective recycling and place more bins along the roads and footpaths from where the bin truck would collect the wastes and take it for recycling.
During Eid ul-Azha, we sacrifice animals and there is a lot of waste which should not be heaped on the road sides. It might be a good idea if there is a slaughterhouse in every area so that animals could be sacrificed there and the wastes would not be strewn all over the area, which makes it difficult for cleaning. There are slaughterhouses in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. Our government should open slaughterhouses to make things convenient for people and to keep our country clean.
Bushra Tamanna Noor
Dhaka
