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Focused on phones, pedestrians cross roads at their peril

The lack of awareness about mobile phone use is evident across Bangladesh as people routinely cross roads while talking or looking at their phones.

A man crosses a busy road while talking on his mobile phone in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road while talking on his mobile phone in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road while talking on his mobile phone in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road while talking on his mobile phone in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Two people cross the road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while focused on their mobile phones. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Two people cross the road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while focused on their mobile phones. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man attempts to cross the road while speaking on his mobile phone in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man attempts to cross the road while speaking on his mobile phone in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man attempts to cross the road while speaking on his mobile phone in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man attempts to cross the road while speaking on his mobile phone in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Karwan Bazar, a man crosses a busy road with his attention fixed on his mobile phone as a bus comes up behind him. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Karwan Bazar, a man crosses a busy road with his attention fixed on his mobile phone as a bus comes up behind him. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while looking at his mobile phone. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while looking at his mobile phone. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while looking at his mobile phone. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man crosses a busy road in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar while looking at his mobile phone. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, a man walks in the middle of the road with his eyes on his phone screen, oblivious to a speeding vehicle behind him. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, a man walks in the middle of the road with his eyes on his phone screen, oblivious to a speeding vehicle behind him. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka, pedestrians are often seen crossing busy roads without obeying traffic signals, with mobile phones pressed to their ears. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
In Dhaka, pedestrians are often seen crossing busy roads without obeying traffic signals, with mobile phones pressed to their ears. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 19 Aug 2025, 06:58 PM

Updated : 19 Aug 2025, 06:58 PM

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