DMP takes tough line on traffic violators

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has promised that the police will take a ‘tough line’ on traffic violators and strengthen punishments for offences.

The traffic rules will be strengthened and an amendment to the existing road transport law will bring harsher punishments to the errant drivers, the DMP chief said at a press conference on Saturday.

A Road Safety Council and an advisory council will be formed to oversee traffic issues, he added.

Mia also announced the launch of a ‘Traffic Week’ on Sunday in an effort to discipline the runaway transport sector.

Mia said the investigation into the deaths of two Dhaka college students in a bus accident, which had triggered a mass protest for road safety in Dhaka, was also proceeding. Four people, including the owner of Jabale Noor Paribahan, had been arrested in connection with the case, he said.

The licence of the vehicle has also been dismissed, he added.

Mia reiterated that the government was working to implement the student protesters’ demands and urged the students to end their demonstrations and return home.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has also taken various initiatives to ensure that the traffic situation in the capital has improved, the DMP chief said. This included a crackdown on vehicles on the wrong side of the road, driving without a licence or registration and motorcycles on footpaths, he said.

Mia warned student protesters that Detective Branch police had found evidence that agitators had infiltrated the protest ranks and were working to instigate violence.

He also said that misleading and inflammatory posts were being shared on the social media that were attempting to spark discord.

Source: bdnews24