প্রথমে শব্দার্থগুলো পড়ে নিন:
Abject:শোচনীয় (Deplorable, Grievous)
Disregard:উপেক্ষা করা (Ignore, Neglect)
Measure:পরিমাপ, উপায় (Way)
Gear: পোশাকপরিচ্ছদ,সাজসরঞ্জাম (Equipment, tog)
Hat:টুপি
Fatality: দুর্দশা,
Commute: যাতায়াত করা, বিনিময় করা (Travel, Exchange)
Miracle:অলৌকিক ঘটনা,বিষ্ময়কর ব্যাপার
Horrify:আতঙ্কিত করা,ভীত করা (Frighten, Dismay)
Unconscionable:বিবেকবর্জিত,অযৌক্তিক (Unscrupulous, Absurd)
Infrastructure:পরিকাঠামো,অবকাঠামো
Highlight:লক্ষণীয় করা,দৃষ্টিগোচর করা
Apparently : স্পষ্টত (Plainly, clearly, manifestly, evidently)
Contractor : ঠিকাদার (Leaseholder)
Adhere to: মেনে চলা
Wakeup call : বিপদ সম্পর্কে সতর্ক করা (something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need)
Requisite:প্রয়োজনীয়
Abject disregard for public safety
Put appropriate measures in place
A construction worker working at the Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover without minimum safety gear like a hard hat died on March 16 when an iron bar fell on him in Eskaton of the capital city. He along with hundreds of workers employed in the construction of the 8.7km long flyover have little or no safety gear to avoid injury or fatality. Not only that, we are looking at a scenario where thousands of people and hundreds of vehicles commute below the ongoing construction work and it is only a miracle that stops more accidents like this from happening. This is horrifying and we findit unconscionable that such an important infrastructure project as this is being constructed in violation of minimum safety requirements.
We have long highlighted the plight of workers in various sectors doing dangerous jobs without proper safety gear. And this is not the only project that is violating the safety rules. The excuse by project authorities of the flyover that workers have been provided with safety gear but apparently they are not at ease using them is very difficult to believe. There is a general lack of enforcement by authorities to make sure contractors adhere to official guidelines. Now that a major accident has occurred, we hope it will serve as a wakeup call for the LGED that is executing the project, to do the needful and put requisite safety measures in place in the greater interest of public safety.
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