Establishing businesses and occupying roads and pavements has grown commonplace in this. It is increasingly commonplace for street sellers to impede pedestrian paths.

In the busiest parts of the capital, stores have taken over the pavements on both sides of the street. The merchandise stands are situated on the main road, beyond the sidewalks.

No one can witness them, even though this continues for years. Because pathways are being illegally occupied, pedestrians are suffering. The civic rights of pedestrians to even use the pavements have been taken away by illegal encroachments. Pedestrians are frequently compelled to use the main route for walking. As a result, several unintentional mishaps frequently occur.

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The bustle of mobile hawkers fills the pavements in practically every part of the metropolis. In some key locations, food hotels, pharmacies, fruit stores, shoe stores, and other retail establishments have taken over the walkways. In certain locations, passenger canteens have been constructed, but they are also inhabited.

Over the years, several low-capital individuals have operated stores on these pathways under the patronage of the powerful. By carelessly placing these goods beneath the administration's nose, they are obstructing the walkways.

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Establishing businesses and occupying roads and pavements has grown commonplace in this. It is increasingly commonplace for street sellers to impede pedestrian paths.

The indiscriminate opening of businesses selling a wide range of goods is impeding people's ability to move about and causing severe traffic congestion. Furthermore, no one is in a position to simply speak out since the invaders' hands are tied to powerful and local politicians.

Frequently, as a result of the unwillingness and poor leadership of certain administrative personnel, the walkways are permanently overgrown.

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Due to the closing of this pathway, office workers and college students in Dhaka, a city with extreme traffic congestion, have difficulties while attempting to walk away from the gridlock. When pavements are not easily accessible on empty roadways, pedestrians are frequently inconvenienced.

The pedestrian's agonising breathing on the deserted roadside walkway feels like a continuous companion. People are using the roads and pavements as they please, and others are causing issues by abandoning construction debris in various locations for months at a time.

Some of this road highway is blocked off to private automobiles, buses, rod trucks, and brick-breaking machinery, among other types of vehicles. The growing number of both temporary and permanent stores that are encroaching on parking lots and sidewalks is one of the main causes of traffic congestion in the city.

Additionally, to raise public awareness, the City Corporation urgently has to take a fresh tack and regularly carry out unlawful eviction operations on pavements. If the police administration in this instance carries out its obligations honestly, it will be more beneficial. Pedestrians can receive some respite if roadways are maintained in an orderly and corrupt-free manner and hawkers are relocated to other locations.

De-encroaching on pavements should take precedence over outdated road infrastructure in urban areas, the abolition of poorly managed public transit, and a decrease in traffic jams. By releasing footpath encroachment, the City Corporation may play a unique role in eliminating pedestrian disturbance. It is also their responsibility to portray a beautiful and perfect city.

Only pedestrians should utilise pavements as they are designed for walking, and it is crucial to instill in them an awareness of their civic rights. People want clean cities, pavements free of encroachment, and cities without traffic.

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