An electricity pole beside the busy Chawkbazar Road in Barishal city has turned into a death trap due to long-term neglect, with its lower part severely damaged and exposed rods held together only by a thin wire. Hanging high-voltage wires on one side and heavy daily movement of pedestrians, students, and traders on the other have made the spot extremely dangerous.
Local traders and pedestrians said that despite repeated complaints to the Barishal City Corporation and the electricity department, no action has been taken over the years. Fearing fatal accidents from electrocution or collapse, citizens have urged the city corporation administrator Advocate Bilkis Jahan Shirin to urgently remove or repair the hazardous pole before any disaster occurs.
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