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Taking risks despite knowing the danger!

In Dhaka’s bustling Mohakhali, many people risk their lives by crossing over the road divider. Sliding through the gaps of the iron fencing atop the divider is a regular scene in the area. Yet, just a few yards away stands a foot overbridge.

In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Even iron fences are unable to deter people from crossing over the dividers in busy main roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Even iron fences are unable to deter people from crossing over the dividers in busy main roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Even iron fences are unable to deter people from crossing over the dividers in busy main roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Even iron fences are unable to deter people from crossing over the dividers in busy main roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
To prevent risky road crossings in Dhaka’s Mohakhali, a tall road divider topped with iron fencing has been installed. Yet many pedestrians ignore the barrier. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
To prevent risky road crossings in Dhaka’s Mohakhali, a tall road divider topped with iron fencing has been installed. Yet many pedestrians ignore the barrier. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, pedestrians climb over the tall road divider topped with iron fencing, choosing the risky route instead of the nearby foot overbridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, pedestrians climb over the tall road divider topped with iron fencing, choosing the risky route instead of the nearby foot overbridge. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, two women, one carrying a small child, are scaling a tall road divider topped with iron fencing, ignoring safety measures meant to prevent such risky crossings. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People are crossing over the divider after removing part of the iron fencing, despite a foot overbridge being just a few yards away in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People are crossing over the divider after removing part of the iron fencing, despite a foot overbridge being just a few yards away in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People are crossing over the divider after removing part of the iron fencing, despite a foot overbridge being just a few yards away in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People are crossing over the divider after removing part of the iron fencing, despite a foot overbridge being just a few yards away in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman in Dhaka’s Mohakhali risks her safety by crossing the road through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman in Dhaka’s Mohakhali risks her safety by crossing the road through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman in Dhaka’s Mohakhali risks her safety by crossing the road through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman in Dhaka’s Mohakhali risks her safety by crossing the road through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman lifts a child through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider in Mohakhali, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A woman lifts a child through a gap in the iron fencing atop the divider in Mohakhali, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, a woman attempts to cross with a child through a small gap under the iron fencing on the divider, despite a foot overbridge being directly overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Mohakhali, a woman attempts to cross with a child through a small gap under the iron fencing on the divider, despite a foot overbridge being directly overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 13 Aug 2025, 12:57 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:02 PM

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