S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :
Traffic jam has become a permanent problem in Sylhet. It has become intolerable for the people due to the illegal occupation of the pavements and the digging activities on almost all the roads.
There are almost 22 kilometres of pavement in Sylhet which are grabbed by hawkers. There is hardly any place for the pedestrians to walk on.
As per the directives of the court, the police in 2017 identified 16 influential people who patronised pavement grabbing. Later, the court issued arrest warrants against them. Besides, every week the city corporation conducts drives to free the occupied pavements. In spite of all these initiatives, the pavements have not been freed.
Monir Ahmed, who was stuck in a traffic jam in Zindabazar area in the city said, “There are makeshift shops here and there including pavements and even on roads but we have not seen any visible effort against it from the police or the city corporation.”
Faisal Mahmud, Deputy commissioner (traffic) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said, “There are around 10,000 illegal autorickshaws in the city. Moreover, several thousands of rickshaws enter the city from adjacent unions every day, which make the traffic condition worse. To solve the traffic jam in the city we have been conducting raids against illegal vehicles.”
Along with traffic jam, the dust problem has been adding to the woes of city people. Many people use a face mask to get rid of dust. It is the school going children who suffer the most from the dust problem.
Sylhet City Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Bidhayak Roy Chowdhury said, “People do not have to suffer for long. When the ongoing construction of pavements, expanding the roads, the setting up of electric wire under the roads will be completed the traffic jam and the dust issues will be solved.”
Residential hotel fire in Sylhet
A fire broke out at a residential hotel in Lalbazar area of Sylhet city. Fire broke out on the 7th floor of a hotel called Lovely on Tuesday night.
On receiving the news, two fire service units arrived at the scene and put the fire under control. The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.
Witnesses said the Lovely residential hotel was being operated in a dilapidated building on Lalbazaar. Locals saw smoke coming out of one of the staff rooms on the fifth floor at around 10:30. Within seconds, the fire broke out in all the rooms on the fifth floor. He later reported to the fire service and came to the scene. Fire service personnel brought the fire under control around 11:00 p.m.
Traffic jam has become a permanent problem in Sylhet. It has become intolerable for the people due to the illegal occupation of the pavements and the digging activities on almost all the roads.
There are almost 22 kilometres of pavement in Sylhet which are grabbed by hawkers. There is hardly any place for the pedestrians to walk on.
As per the directives of the court, the police in 2017 identified 16 influential people who patronised pavement grabbing. Later, the court issued arrest warrants against them. Besides, every week the city corporation conducts drives to free the occupied pavements. In spite of all these initiatives, the pavements have not been freed.
Monir Ahmed, who was stuck in a traffic jam in Zindabazar area in the city said, “There are makeshift shops here and there including pavements and even on roads but we have not seen any visible effort against it from the police or the city corporation.”
Faisal Mahmud, Deputy commissioner (traffic) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said, “There are around 10,000 illegal autorickshaws in the city. Moreover, several thousands of rickshaws enter the city from adjacent unions every day, which make the traffic condition worse. To solve the traffic jam in the city we have been conducting raids against illegal vehicles.”
Along with traffic jam, the dust problem has been adding to the woes of city people. Many people use a face mask to get rid of dust. It is the school going children who suffer the most from the dust problem.
Sylhet City Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Bidhayak Roy Chowdhury said, “People do not have to suffer for long. When the ongoing construction of pavements, expanding the roads, the setting up of electric wire under the roads will be completed the traffic jam and the dust issues will be solved.”
Residential hotel fire in Sylhet
A fire broke out at a residential hotel in Lalbazar area of Sylhet city. Fire broke out on the 7th floor of a hotel called Lovely on Tuesday night.
On receiving the news, two fire service units arrived at the scene and put the fire under control. The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.
Witnesses said the Lovely residential hotel was being operated in a dilapidated building on Lalbazaar. Locals saw smoke coming out of one of the staff rooms on the fifth floor at around 10:30. Within seconds, the fire broke out in all the rooms on the fifth floor. He later reported to the fire service and came to the scene. Fire service personnel brought the fire under control around 11:00 p.m.
