June 26, 2025

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Dhaka jaywalkers risking lives

Pedestrians often choose to climb the base of a footbridge pier rather than using the designated overhead structure to cross the street at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Such risky behaviour could lead to serious accidents at any moment.

Railings on the road median fail to force jaywalkers to use the footbridge at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Railings on the road median fail to force jaywalkers to use the footbridge at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A woman scales the base of a footbridge pier instead of using the overhead structure to cross the street at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A woman scales the base of a footbridge pier instead of using the overhead structure to cross the street at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Railings on the road median fail to force jaywalkers to use the footbridge at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Railings on the road median fail to force jaywalkers to use the footbridge at Shankar in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Saat Masjid Road in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi is always full of vehicles, but jaywalkers often avoid the footbridge while crossing the street to save time despite knowing that they may lose their lives or limbs in accidents. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Saat Masjid Road in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi is always full of vehicles, but jaywalkers often avoid the footbridge while crossing the street to save time despite knowing that they may lose their lives or limbs in accidents. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Saat Masjid Road in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi is always full of vehicles, but jaywalkers often avoid the footbridge while crossing the street to save time despite knowing that they may lose their lives or limbs in accidents. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Saat Masjid Road in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi is always full of vehicles, but jaywalkers often avoid the footbridge while crossing the street to save time despite knowing that they may lose their lives or limbs in accidents. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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