“Dhaka vs Kolkata”

I enjoyed reading the above titled article published on TDS dated 25/08/15. There was so much truth in that article. In the 70s, Dhaka was a green, clean city while Kolkata was the opposite. Today Kolkata is a clean, well-organised city while Dhaka is one of the worst cities in the world to live in. 

The very people who are responsible for the city's well-being are buying property abroad. They seek medical treatment and even educate their children abroad; they don't care about our city. Our mayors made so many promises before being elected, but now all those promises seem to have been forgotten. The situation is getting worse. Nothing is done about the city's drainage system to prevent flooding during monsoon season. Garbage keeps clogging the drainage system. The list goes on. Everybody seems to understand the problems but there seems to be no solutions.

Aminur Rahim
New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka