Syed Shemul Parvez :
Reckless driving continues on the streets during student’s movement for safe road. Yet about 200 more people, including 60 students, were killed in separate road crashes across the country in last two weeks. Many pledges were made by the DMP, the Ministry and the transport owners, but situation hardly improved.
Death procession is becoming long to longer. Statistics shows that about 8000 people were killed in various road crashes across the country in two years.
Though agitation by the students for ‘Safe Road’ continues on the streets, drivers seldom care of it. They are seen off and on to converse with others and to smoke in cell phone.
The Suprobhat Paribahan bus that killed Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Hossain Chowdhury was previously booked 27 times on charge of traffic rule violations and for not having a route permit in Dhaka.
It has also been proved that most of the transport workers are drug addicted. While talking with some of them, they said that actually they would not survive in this profession except using drug.
Earlier Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman said “If anyone breaks traffic rules and disturbs the members of the public, then severe action will be taken against him regardless of his status in society. “I request all politicians, businesspersons, bureaucrats, lawyers and the elite of the society to respect traffic rules,” he added.
DMP chief said, there is no way to deny it that we all together have failed to bring back order in the transport sector. We also warned drivers against using mobile phones while driving. Stern action would be taken against anyone found doing so, DMP Commissioner further added.
Home Minister Assaduzaman Khan said that the government had taken initiatives to make Dhaka a ‘safe city’ by reducing crime, traffic congestion and road accidents.
On this issue, Mir Rezaul Alam, Addditoinal Commissioner of DMP said, we had observed traffic week in order to induce city residents to respect the traffic rules and discipline.
Spokeperson of 14-party alliance Nasim said that they would organize various social movements and programs to restore discipline on the roads very soon.
Osman Ali, General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation told the media that it was not possible for police to check documents of all buses and license of drivers on roads. It can be done at bus terminal.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Accident Research Institute Director Md Mizanur Rahman said that the police are becoming bit slow in the face of a powerful group in transport sector, comprising very influential leaders, transport owners and workers.
Road Safety Foundation Vice-Chairman Jyotirmoy Barua said that these irregularities were taking place following negligence of police and extortion.
Reckless driving continues on the streets during student’s movement for safe road. Yet about 200 more people, including 60 students, were killed in separate road crashes across the country in last two weeks. Many pledges were made by the DMP, the Ministry and the transport owners, but situation hardly improved.
Death procession is becoming long to longer. Statistics shows that about 8000 people were killed in various road crashes across the country in two years.
Though agitation by the students for ‘Safe Road’ continues on the streets, drivers seldom care of it. They are seen off and on to converse with others and to smoke in cell phone.
The Suprobhat Paribahan bus that killed Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Hossain Chowdhury was previously booked 27 times on charge of traffic rule violations and for not having a route permit in Dhaka.
It has also been proved that most of the transport workers are drug addicted. While talking with some of them, they said that actually they would not survive in this profession except using drug.
Earlier Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman said “If anyone breaks traffic rules and disturbs the members of the public, then severe action will be taken against him regardless of his status in society. “I request all politicians, businesspersons, bureaucrats, lawyers and the elite of the society to respect traffic rules,” he added.
DMP chief said, there is no way to deny it that we all together have failed to bring back order in the transport sector. We also warned drivers against using mobile phones while driving. Stern action would be taken against anyone found doing so, DMP Commissioner further added.
Home Minister Assaduzaman Khan said that the government had taken initiatives to make Dhaka a ‘safe city’ by reducing crime, traffic congestion and road accidents.
On this issue, Mir Rezaul Alam, Addditoinal Commissioner of DMP said, we had observed traffic week in order to induce city residents to respect the traffic rules and discipline.
Spokeperson of 14-party alliance Nasim said that they would organize various social movements and programs to restore discipline on the roads very soon.
Osman Ali, General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation told the media that it was not possible for police to check documents of all buses and license of drivers on roads. It can be done at bus terminal.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Accident Research Institute Director Md Mizanur Rahman said that the police are becoming bit slow in the face of a powerful group in transport sector, comprising very influential leaders, transport owners and workers.
Road Safety Foundation Vice-Chairman Jyotirmoy Barua said that these irregularities were taking place following negligence of police and extortion.
