Reckless buses at Mahakhali

After the Eid holiday people are returning to Dhaka. The city is still not crowded. The roads and highways are free. But bus drivers in Dhaka do not care about traffic rules. They are hell-bent on competing with other buses, dropping passengers indiscriminately in the middle of the road, making unlawful U-turns, unnecessarily creating obstructions for other buses, risking the lives of passengers as well as pedestrians.

Prothom Alo on Tuesday afternoon took a visit to the Mahakhali intersection. Here are selective shots from the spot.

Three buses compete to enter the same lane, obstructing the whole width while other vehicles are forced to slow down, creating a jam. 

Despite enough space on the road. the bus drops its passenger in the middle of the street, causing a traffic jam.

A passenger in a hurry to cross the road as three buses race. 

Though the yellow buses are of the same transport company, they are in a competition with each other.

A bus suddenly overtakes, crossing the line.

U-turns are regular at the Mahakhali intersection.