BSS, Nilphamari :
Government officials and public representatives at a leaflet distribution function at Dimla upazila town in Nilphamari yesterday stressed on creating public awareness to ensure safe road and prevent road accidents.
As a part of the nationwide campaign launched as per direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently, the Dimla upazila administration on Monday distributed awareness building leaflets among over 600 students on the upazila premises.
Member of the Parliament from Nilphamari-1 constituency Aftab Uddin Sarker attended the function as the chief guest with Nilphamari Deputy Commissioner Begum Nazia Shirin in the chair.
Dimla Upazila Chairman Tabibul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nazmun Nahar and Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dimla Thana Mofiz Uddin Sheikh addressed the
function.
The speakers called upon all concerned for abiding by traffic rules and driving all sorts of vehicles sincerely and carefully to avoid accidents on the roads and highways.
OC Mofiz Uddin Sheikh said motorcycle drivers and ascenders were found as the most affected people during motorcycle accidents and most of the sufferers were found with no helmets on their heads.
“We call upon the motorcycle drivers to use helmets and drivers of other vehicles to abide by the traffic rules to reduce accidents, casualties anddamages,” he said.
He also thanked the motorcycle drivers for responding positively to the ‘No helmet-no petrol’ initiative launched recently and expressed satisfaction over the rising number of helmet wearing motorcycle drivers.
The Deputy Commissioner called upon the students of different educational institutions to know and abide by the traffic rules and owners, drivers and helpers of vehicles for ensuring fitness of their vehicles and sincerely abide by traffic rules.
The chief guest said there is no alternative to ensuring proper road traffic management systems and creating adequate awareness among the common people as well as owners, drivers and helpers of the vehicles for safe rod by preventing road accidents.
