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Open dumpsters fouling up Taltola bus stand

Helemul Alam
Farzana Akhtar, a student of Eden Mohila College, waited for a bus at Taltola bus stand in the capital's Mirpur, covering her nose and mouth with a scarf to ward off mal-odour owing to five large dumpsters beside the road.
She said the scene was a regular one as she has to wait for buses at the spot every day.
"The smell is really bad but I have no choice but to wait here as all the buses stop here to pickup passengers," she said.
A resident of the area, Salehin, said the dumpsters have ruined the atmosphere of the area.
"What is worse is that garbage is usually strewn all over the road and the footpath,"
he said in distaste.
Salehin said it was difficult for pedestrians to walk on the footpath there.
Shajahan, another resident, said the dumpsters, which have been there for years, occupy almost half of the road leaving little space for vehicles.
"It is one of the reasons for the severe traffic congestion the area suffers," he said, adding that the situation is worsened by buses stopping there to pick up passengers.
Shamim Ahmed, manager of Darber-E-India, a restaurant just opposite the dumpsters, said they get fewer customers because of the dumpsters as no one wants to eat at a place where you can see garbage bins from.
Mohon Miyan, a city corporation worker who collects garbage from households, said
they keep the garbage in the bins temporarily before dumping the rubbish at Amin Bazar dumping ground.
Mezbahul Karim, superintendent
engineer of Dhaka North City Corporation, which has jurisdiction over the area, said they have taken an initiative to set up transfer stations at 23 points in Dhaka.
He further said some months back,
they sent letters to different organisations and individuals requesting land to set up the transfer stations.
"If we can set up the stations then the dumpsters will not be needed and can be removed," he added.