A Correspondent :
Two newly-appointed magistrates of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) conducted mobile court drives in Chittagong city on Thursday and fined 76 vehicle owners Tk 98,700 on different charges on the first day.
The courts of executive magistrates NM Manjurul Haque and Ziaul Haque Mir filed 26 cases and 50 cases respectively, at two points of Tigerpass intersection.
Of them, 12 owners were asked to face a hearing at BRTA office on the first working day of next week to explain why they did not bring related documents along while on the road. Besides, three unfit vehicles were sent to the dumping ground.
“We charged the vehicle owners because they did not have the driving licence, registration paper, fitness certificate, route permit, or updated licence. Also, they were not wearing helmets and violated other traffic rules,” Ziaul told journalists adding that most of the cases were filed for failing to show proper documents.
“We are letting the offenders go after receiving the fine on the first day. Next time, the offenders will get jail sentences according to the law,” he said.
Before the appointment of the two magistrates on August 27, BRTA used to conduct drives with the help of the district administration magistrates.
Meanwhile, mixed reactions were seen among the public during the drive.
