Are transport workers more powerful than the government?

Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher and Political Analyst : There are black money transactions in the transport sectors; the level of corruption and indiscipline in that sector is nearly uncontrollable. There is a channel of communication between transport workers and the government. The latter’s focus is towards the infrastructure arena, not road safety. Do the deaths from road accidents bother anyone? Three or four days of protests later, everything goes back to the way it was before. What is the life of two people in a nation where the value of its citizens is so insignificant?
Usually, it is not possible to regulate the roads of Bangladesh, because the use of black money in that sector. How can a country, where the politicians and rich carry black money, be expected to control the anarchy on its roads? It is nigh impossible. It will never be possible. The day when this country changes will be the day the road system improves. The Padma Bridge, which is the most important topic of discussion in Bangladesh, is also a part of the road system. Only the elite are most interested about this topic. No one bats an eyelid on who or how many die on the roads. To do politics in this country, one must consider the workers. You cannot do politics without them. Road workers are the most powerful group among Bangladesh’s lower class.
Based on an interview by Ashiq Rahman, translated by Abrar Hussain