প্রথমে শব্দার্থগুলো পড়ে নিন:
Eviction:উচ্ছেদ(Eradication, Displacement)
Let up: হ্রাস করা, খর্ব করা। (Lessen, Diminish)
Ironic:বিদ্রূপাত্মক, লজ্জাকর (Satiric, Opprobrious)
Tangible:বাস্তব
Ply:অটলভাবে কাজ করা
Merchandise:পণ্যদ্রব্য(Goods, commodities l
Promptly: তাড়াতাড়ি (Quickly)
Merely:নিছক
Stance: অবস্থান
Squatter: দখলকারী (Occupier)
Navigate: যাত্রা করা
Utmost:পরম, অত্যন্ত
As For:সম্বন্ধে, প্রসঙ্গে (Regarding)
Put Forth:প্রদান করা, সরবরাহ করা।
Means of Livelihood: জীবিকা উপার্জনের পথ
Sympathies:সহানুভূতি প্রকাশ করা (Condole)
Plight:অঙ্গীকার, সংকটাবস্থা
Makeshift:অস্থায়ী
Designated: মনোনীত
Concert: সমন্বিত করা
Effort:প্রচেষ্টা
Attempt: চেষ্টা
Inevitably : নিশ্চিতভাবে, অবধারিতরূপে
Footpath eviction drive
There should be no let up
It is ironic to find that the latest drive by DhakaCity Corporation (North) to free up public space in front of Bashundhara city market and Purnima cinema hall failed to produce any tangible results. The occupiers, mostly small hawkers who ply their trade stored their merchandise in nearby shops during the drive on March 8 and promptly came back to set up shop on the same spot a merely 20 minutes after the drive ended. This is the general picture in most footpath-clearing up drives. We understand that the Mayor has taken a tough stance against such traders in other parts of the city where shops have been closed down and there is talk of legal action against hawkers who illegally occupy footpaths.
The actions of the mayor are totally understandable and we support it. That it is necessary to cleanup these illegal squatters so that people on foot may navigate the city in safety are of utmost importance. As for the argument put forth by these small businesses that this is their only means of livelihood, we sympathise with their plight. They too have mouths to feed and it falls within the city corporation’s responsibility to make arrangements for hawkers to set up their makeshift shops in designated places in the city. One cannot forget that the city corporation is acting in public interest and the body must get support from all agencies to make these drives successful. Without concerted and coordinated efforts, any attempt to free up public space for the greater good will inevitably fail.
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