Activities
9 August 2016, 11 AM, at DTCA conference room of Nagar Bhaban (Dhaka South City Corporation) a preparation meeting took place and the decision was made there. And three roads were proposed to celebrate the day and roads were Manik Mia Avenue or Hatijhil or Shahbagh. It was also decided that the selected road will be closed for 2 hours and various games, cultural event and discussion meeting will be organized. One committee was formed to celebrate the day and ...
5% trips in Dhaka are conducted by private cars but they occupy 70% of the roads. Every day more than hundred cars are being registered in Dhaka. Moreover they are getting facilities like more or less free parking, car loan, flyover and elevated expressway and priority in the roads. On 8th November 2015, 11 am, speakers expressed the above view in a demonstration on the demand of a policy to control cars, jointly organized by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Poribesh ...
A proper transportation system should be built with a proper plan by controlling the number of cars. A program was organized in front of National Museum to observe World Car Free Day on 21 September 2015, 10 am. Various environmentalist organizations and educational institutions jointly organized the program where there was ludu, chess, carom board, football, musical chair, skipping, cycling, singing, hula hoop and other events. ...
In Dhaka very year the amount we lose because of traffic jam is 23,000 crore taka. And a huge number of cars are polluting environment causing deaths of above 15,000 people each year (WHO). So illegal parking on roads and footpaths should b stopped to reduce traffic jam. On 15th September 2015 11am, Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust jointly organized a discussion meeting on “Parking induced Problems: Reality of Sat Masjid Road”. ...
