The proposal came from the Cabinet Division. The cabinet secretary explained the reason behind this. 'We have a lot of trouble getting VIPs' carriage in the opposite direction.' It is a feeling that there is no other way than to make a separate lane for VIPs to avoid going on the opposite path. Want to ask him why, why the VIPs go the opposite way? The law or the constitution of the country gave them that right? The question arises, if such a lane is made in the streets of Dhaka, who will be in the list of VIPs who can run in that lane? Minister-MPs and secretaries-bureaucrats? Ministers-MPs do politics for the people, their job is to serve the people. The secretary and bureaucrat employees of the Republic If they start the movement with the VIP lane, then they are the servants of the people or the employees of the Republic, or appear as Lord in front of the people!
For the people of the Cabinet Division who have the idea of separating the VIPs from the head, I say, VIP is not an everlasting issue. Ministers, MPs or bureaucrats-all have a tenure. Now those who dream of going to the VIP lane, they will also become a 'common people' at one time. There may be a tear on the head of the VIP lane but it is possible to tear off the head. Many people who once were VIP, but now live the life of the people. The population of Dhaka, its very credible information. This number is counted from 1 to 20 million to one and a half million. What is the number of VIP? How much of the roads in Dhaka will take place to build VIP lanes? Those who have made this proposal think of things once?
A journalist friend said, "I do not have a rope in the city's planner," he pauses his anger over traffic jam on Facebook. We can guess who made this comment, how he did it with frustration and resentment. But its liability is the city planners, or political leaders and policy makers? I kept this question to architect Mobassar Hossain. There is no end to the disturbance of the city of Dhaka and the stagnant city. He said, there is everything in the plan. If the political leaders and bureaucrats do not do it, the responsibility to implement them, but what will happen with the plan! The planning of the world's best city planner will not work, if that plan is not implemented in conformity with the rules. Now the proposal of VIP lane has come up, is it from a city planner? How much will the people of Dhaka city get its benefits? If the lanes are too narrow, the traffic jams will increase further.
Mobasher Hossain gave many examples. He said, we all know what to do if we take the traffic congestion in Dhaka to a tolerable level. It is possible to reduce at least 50 percent of the traffic congestion in Dhaka if it can be done properly. The gates of Dhaka should be done so that a blind person can walk on that path. Thousands of privately-owned buses will have to move away from public transport. The bus has to be run by two companies. When there are no barked leather buses to compete in the race, where the car stops, then how will the city be free of traffic? The strategic transport of Dhaka has been planned, there are various issues. It is not being implemented properly, but now it is being talked about VIP lanes.
There have been several flyovers in Dhaka city. But what are they playing to reduce the traffic congestion? How many percent of people are getting the result? Architect Mobassar Hossain said, 2 to 3 percent of people enjoy the benefits. In his words, Dhaka is probably the only city in the world, where each flyover has been made a separate ministry and division. These ministries and divisions secretly planned and implemented. Because, if one ministry and other ministry planning to know the plans, then the project may collapse.